On March 17, 2013, a boulder-sized meteorite struck the Moon's Mare Imbrium region at 56,000 mph, creating a 65-foot crater and an explosion visible from Earth with the naked eye. NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, which had monitored lunar impacts since 2005, recorded this as the brightest strike in their eight-year observation period—ten times more brilliant than previous events. The 88-pound rock generated a blast equivalent to five tons of TNT, marking a significant moment in humanity's st