Space travel: Nasa shows crater after SpaceX impact on the moon
According to NASA estimates, the crater is about 18 meters wide and less than three meters deep. The South Korean space probe Danuri was the first to reach the site and transmit images.
The U.S. space agency NASA has unveiled its sharpest images yet of a SpaceX rocket stage crashing into the moon, according to newly released photos from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The images, released on Tuesday, show a crater approximately 18 meters wide and less than three meters deep, created by the impact of a SpaceX Falcon rocket's upper stage.
The spacecraft had been traveling through space for over a year before its mission ended on August 5th, when it struck the lunar surface at a speed of around 8,700 kilometers per hour. South Korean space probe Danuri had previously captured images of the impact site, which took six days to come into view of the orbiter. The upper stage of the Falcon rocket had transported two private lunar landers with experiments and even a small rover to the moon in 2025, supporting the increasing commercial exploration of the lunar surface.
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