Great... So instead of a bullet we will get a secondary shotgun blast from the Moon. Has anyone though about how much physical influence the Moon has on the Earth? If it is slowed down or knocked even slightly off from normal orbit it would have drastic secondary residual effects on us too.
The Moon is smaller than the Earth but it is still a massive object and the little asteroid cannot and will not affect its orbit in any significant way if it impacts the Moon. The only danger to Earth is some of the material ejected from the impact may fall to Earth and hit an old lady in the head.
That’s right. From what I understand the moon is slowly receding from the earth. Could the blast be enough or at the right angle to knock the moon out further? Could the blast cause ejecta from to moon to hit earth?