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Curator Captures Stunning Meteor Strikes on Moon

11/8/2025

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Daichi Fujii, curator at Hiratsuka City Museum, captured meteors striking the Moon on October 30 and November 1, 2025.
The impacts produced bright flashes visible from Earth.
The Moon's lack of atmosphere lets meteors create visible craters on impact at speeds between 45,000 and 160,000 mph.
Since 2011, Fujii has documented about 60 lunar impact flashes.
Fujii linked the strikes to the Southern and Northern Taurid meteor showers.

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Daichi Fujii, curator at Hiratsuka City Museum, captured meteors striking the Moon on October 30 and November 1, 2025.
The impacts produced bright flashes visible from Earth.
The Moon's lack of atmosphere lets meteors create visible craters on impact at speeds between 45,000 and 160,000 mph.
Since 2011, Fujii has documented about 60 lunar impact flashes.
Fujii linked the strikes to the Southern and Northern Taurid meteor showers.