SpaceX rocket's moon crash confirmed by Spanish and South Korean instruments

nrc.nl (Dutch)

SpaceX rocket debris struck the moon Wednesday; amateur telescopes saw nothing, but professional observations now confirm the impact and its crater. The 4.5-ton piece hit at 8,700 km/h. Spain’s Andalusian Institute posted video of the dust cloud; South Korea’s Danuri orbiter photographed the new crater. The Very Large Telescope detected lithium in the plume, an element rare on the moon but common in rocket stages, supporting the impact's origin.


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