00:00What happens if a rogue massive frozen sphere of pure nitrogen hit the moon?
00:04Unlike the rocky asteroids that usually scar the lunar surface, this is a chemical bomb.
00:10Because the moon has no atmosphere, there is no friction to melt the ice.
00:14It strikes the lunar planes at 20 kilometers per second.
00:18Upon impact, the kinetic energy doesn't just shatter the crust, it triggers a violent, phase transition.
00:24The solid nitrogen instantly sublimates, turning from a deep frozen solid into an expanding cloud of superheated gas.
00:32In a fraction of a second, a high-pressure dome of nitrogen erupts across the vacuum, creating a localized, temporary
00:39atmosphere.
00:40The nitrogen settles back onto the surface, coating the dark basaltic planes in a fine, brilliant layer of frost.
00:46This frozen halo eventually vanishes, stripped away by the solar wind, leaving behind a moon forever changed by its brief,
00:54icy breath.
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