Before and After Views of SpaceX Rocket's Moon Crash
A South Korean lunar orbiter has captured the first before-and-after images of the Moon's crash scene caused by a stray SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The Associated Press reports: The Korea Aerospace Research Institute's Danuri spacecraft flew over the impact site soon after the Falcon 9 upper stage inadvertently plowed into the moon on Wednesday. Danuri made multiple passes, snapping photos from lunar…
South Korea's Danuri lunar orbiter has provided the first before-and-after images of the impact site created by a stray SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the moon. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute's spacecraft captured multiple images of the crash scene shortly after the incident and released them on Thursday. The images reveal a darker area on the lunar terrain where the rocket hit, revealing a newly formed crater filled with dust and debris.
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute's Danuri spacecraft, as well as NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, will continue to monitor the site in the coming weeks.
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