NASA spots Moon crater after SpaceX Falcon 9 crash
TL;DR
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter released images showing a new crater on the Moon created when SpaceX's Falcon 9 upper stage crashed into the surface on Aug. 5 at about 5,400 mph; NASA notes lunar impacts are a normal, safe method for disposing of spent hardware.
- Before-and-after images show where SpaceX rocket crashed into the moon The Washington Post
- NASA’s LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details NASA Science (.gov)
- New images reveal what happened when a SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon CNN
- A rocket crashed into the moon. It was harmless, but the next one might not be. SpaceNews
- NASA images reveal 60-foot-wide crater on moon left by SpaceX rocket Scientific American
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