NASA photos reveal moon crater after SpaceX rocket crash
NASA has released the first images of the crater caused by a SpaceX rocket that crashed into the moon on Aug. 5.
The 60-foot-wide crater was photographed recently by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, capturing where the Falcon 9 rocket’s upper stage slammed into the moon at 5,400 miles per hour. Previously, the rocket spent more than a year of floating through space.
On one hand, the debris plume from the collision has provided scientists with a rare research opportunity to learn more about what materials make up the moon.
Yet, the SpaceX collision is also highlighting wider concerns about the amount of space debris spinning around Earth.
Tim McPhillips and Miles O’Brien explain.
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