Moon Preservation: What if a Spaceshuttle or Missile Hit It?

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If a spaceshuttle collided with the moon what would happen?
What if a missile hit it?
If I am not mistaken the distance between our Earth and the moon varies, so let's say the impact occurs when the moon's position is at its farthest normal distance from earth.
 
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The distance doesn't vary by much and such an impact would make little difference. The moon is pretty big.
 
what about a nuclear bomb
 
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Let me rephrase my previous answer: the moon is really big. And as tough as we think we are, we don't really have the capability to inflict the kind of destructive influence people think we can.
 
Does anybody have an idea what happens when a 50 megaton bomb explodes in a vacuum, besides the fact that it would be silent?