What would be the effect of a nuclear explosion on the moon?


It was reported in 1957 that the Russian premier Nikita Khrushchev wanted to explode a 100 megaton nuclear device on the moon to demonstrate Soviet missile technology. Had this happened, what might have been the effect?

Ray Garner, Keighley, West Yorks

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