EQUIPEngadget · 2h ago
NASA images show crater on the moon caused by SpaceX Falcon 9 crash
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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has confirmed and documented a new impact site on the lunar surface. The crater resulted from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage colliding with the moon.
- 01Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter imagery provides visual confirmation of the hardware impact site
- 02The documented crater was caused specifically by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket component
- 03NASA continues to monitor lunar surface changes resulting from artificial object collisions
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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter took images of the crater created by a SpaceX rocket crashing into the moon.