Raumfahrt: Nasa zeigt Krater nach SpaceX-Einschlag auf dem Mond
Nach Schätzung der Nasa ist der Krater etwa 18 Meter breit und weniger als drei Meter tief. Zuerst hatte die südkoreanische Raumsonde Danuri die Stelle erreicht und Aufnahmen übermittelt.
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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