Is it possible to destroy the Moon?

In order to completely destroy the Moon, you can’t just fragment it; each one of those fragments has to be given enough velocity that it “escapes” the mutual gravitational attraction of the other fragments. That’s called “escape velocity” (for obvious reasons, I hope!).

What happens if you destroy the Moon?

Destroying the Moon would send debris to Earth, but it might not be life-exterminating. If the blast were weak enough, the debris would re-form into one or more new moons; if it were too strong, there would be nothing left; of just the right magnitude, and it would create a ringed system around Earth.

What would happen if the Moon crashed into Earth?

If the Moon fell into the Earth the collision would break the Earth immediately into large chunks as it joined with and merged with the moon. The magma released would cause a firestorm that would engulf the Earth extinguishing all life, boil the oceans and change the angle of our axis changing the spin.

How strong do you have to be to destroy the moon?

You need a power level of 453 or at least over 400 to destroy the Moon. To destroy Earth you need a power level of 22.650 or at least over 22.000.

Do we need the moon for life?

The moon influences life as we know it on Earth. It influences our oceans, weather, and the hours in our days. Without the moon, tides would fall, nights would be darker, seasons would change, and the length of our days would alter.

Can we destroy the Moon with nuclear weapons?

All the nuclear devices ever constructed, if all still in working order and buried deep inside the moon and detonated all at once would not have remotely the energy needed to “destroy” the moon, unless you consider blasting a rather large crater or cavern to qualify as “destruction.”. , I teach physics and I love astronomy.

How much energy does it take to destroy the Earth?

For example, the binding energy of the Earth is 2.2 x 10^32 joules. It’s a lot. The binding energy of a smaller object, like our Moon is a tidy little 1.2 x 10^29 joules. It takes about 1800 times more energy to destroy the Earth than it takes to destroy the Moon. It’s 1800 times easier.

What would happen if the Moon hit the Earth?

This is all based on the radius of the planet and the density of the planet and moon. If the Moon got close enough to the Earth, around 18,000 km, it would pull apart and be shredded into a beautiful ring. And then the objects in the ring would enter the Earth’s atmosphere and rain down beautiful destruction for thousands of years.

Is it possible to tear the Moon apart?

There’s another way you could tear the Moon apart that doesn’t require an astral gate accident: gravity. Astronomers use the Roche Limit to calculate how close an object – like a moon – can orbit another object – like a planet.