Six Days of Waiting: NASA’s Orbiter Finally Captures the Moon Crater Left by a Falcon 9
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured images of a crater left by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage impact on the Moon. The crater, measuring approximately 60 feet across, was observed after a six-day wait to align the orbiter's position and lighting conditions. The impact provided scientists with a cross-section of the Moon's uppermost layers, and independent astronomers initially helped pinpoint the impact trajectory.
- Entities
- Company: NASA
- Game: Falcon 9
- Company: Republic of Korea
- Company: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Company: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
- Company: SpaceX
- Topic: Lunar Impact
- Topic: Space Exploration
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