Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft circling the moon has captured the sharpest views yet of the crater created by a SpaceX rocket crash. The Falcon rocket's upper stage slammed into the moon at 5,400 mph on August 5, launching a private moon lander experiment. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been orbiting the moon since 2009, photographed the impact site a week later from 60 miles away.
The fresh crater appears to be 60 feet wide and less than 10 feet deep, with dark streaks representing excavated surface material and brighter rays indicating fresh rocks and dirt.
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