I would have to say it would have been the 30 because thats when the moon is closet to the earth so people would be able to see the eclipse better
The mesosphere burns up most meteors and asteroids before they are able to reach the earth's surface.The mesosphere is the coldest atmospheric layer surrounding the earth. It becomes cold enough to freeze water vapor in its atmosphere into ice clouds.
The initial factor is the moon's size, which is relatively small compared to the Earth, meaning it has less gravity. This means that more gas is allowed to escape from the surface, which means that there is no atmosphere. This leaders to highly fluctuating temperatures.