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SpaceX rocket crater on moon detailed by NASA images

A SpaceX Falcon rocket's upper stage, launched in 2025, impacted the moon on August 5th, creating a crater approximately 60 feet wide and less than 10 feet deep. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured detailed before-and-after images of the impact site, revealing distinctive dark and bright streaks resembling butterfly wings. These streaks indicate excavated material and freshly exposed rock and dirt, providing insights into the lunar surface composition. South Korea's Danuri spacecraft also provided initial imagery of the crater. AI

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SpaceX rocket crater on moon detailed by NASA images

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · The Associated Press, Marcia Dunn ·

    A SpaceX rocket carved out a crater on the moon as long as a bowling lane with ‘butterfly wing’ streaks

    It took six days before the crash scene came into view