{
  "id": 500171,
  "title": "Here’s the Crater SpaceX’s Rocket Left on the Moon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/heres-the-crater-spacexs-rocket-left-on-the-moon",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-10T20:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nautilus",
    "slug": "nautilus",
    "url": "https://nautil.us/heres-the-crater-spacexs-rocket-left-on-the-moon-1283581/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crashed into the moon's surface on August 5, leaving behind a crater estimated to be 100 feet in diameter and 16 feet deep. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute shared the first photographs of the impact site on X, which were captured by the Danuri spacecraft orbiting the moon. The discarded second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket, measuring 12 feet in diameter, 46 feet in length, and weighing around 8,800 pounds, was traveling at approximately 5,400 miles per hour upon impact. The crash occurred near the Einstein crater, situated on the moon's western edge as seen from Earth. While high-resolution images may prove challenging due to the crash's location, NASA aims to obtain some pictures with its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Evidence of the collision was also detected by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile, which observed lithium and sodium from the rocket and the disturbed lunar soil.",
  "summary": "The crater could measure 100 feet in diameter The post Here’s the Crater SpaceX’s Rocket Left on the Moon appeared first on Nautilus .",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Space.com",
        "title": "SpaceX serious about building factories on the moon: 'It’s going to happen,' Elon Musk says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/spacex-serious-about-building-factories-on-the-moon-its-going-to",
        "published": "2026-08-07T21:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}