South Korean satellite captures before and after views of SpaceX rocket’s moon crash
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A South Korean satellite has captured the first pictures…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A South Korean satellite, Danuri, has captured the first images of the moon's impact site following a SpaceX rocket crash. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute's Danuri spacecraft flew over the area shortly after SpaceX's Falcon 9 upper stage collided with the moon on Wednesday. The impact sent up a plume of dust and rock, darkening the terrain and creating a crater.
Danuri took multiple photos from lunar orbit, which were released by the space agency on Thursday. NASA plans for its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to fly over the crash site next week to observe the aftermath. The SpaceX upper stage launched the Danuri satellite from Cape Canaveral in 2022 and was also responsible for sending two private lunar landers to the moon last year.
The crash occurred at a velocity of 5,400 mph (8,700 kph), triggered by solar activity and lunar gravity, as per SpaceX.
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