South Korean satellite photographs SpaceX rocket's impact site on the Moon

deutschlandfunk.de (German)

A satellite has photographed the impact site of a SpaceX rocket stage on the Moon, revealing a newly formed crater and scattered debris. The images confirm the collision's visible aftermath. South Korea's KARI institute released before-and-after pictures taken during multiple satellite flyovers. The object was a Falcon 9 upper stage that carried two private lunar landers 18 months ago, strayed off course, and struck the Moon on Wednesday. The rocket stage had failed to burn up in Earth's atmosphere and instead drifted toward the Moon. The institute published the images online.


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