In the Tunguska event, a meteor disintegrated about 3 to 6 miles up, and the shock wave flattened 830 square miles of forest. It might have been a stony meteor 160 to 200 feet wide. (from Wikipedia)
As I recall, the last time Rita got her hands on that thing she turned everyone to dust, including herself. Then the piles of dust got mixed up, and it was a while before everyone got straightened out.
I think they are on the night side of the moon, which is still well lit by that full earth. They do need to be in some sort of air bubble to be able to talk to each other, as sound doesn’t carry in a vacuum.
In the Tunguska event, a meteor disintegrated about 3 to 6 miles up, and the shock wave flattened 830 square miles of forest. It might have been a stony meteor 160 to 200 feet wide. (from Wikipedia)