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NASA captures fresh Moon crater from SpaceX upper-stage collision

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NASA captures fresh Moon crater from SpaceX upper-stage collision
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NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter released new images showing a roughly 60-foot crater on the Moon created when SpaceX’s Falcon 9 upper stage collided with the lunar surface on Aug. 5 after being discarded in orbit. Danuri’s observations guided follow-up imaging, and NASA notes the event posed no threat to Earth while providing data to study the Moon’s surface and inform future astronaut infrastructure and shielding.

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