SpaceX rocket stage crash leaves new crater on the Moon
A stage from a SpaceX rocket, owned by Elon Musk's company, crashed into the Moon's surface on the morning of August 5, leaving a wide crater, NASA reports.
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NASA has reported that a stage from a rocket belonging to Elon Musk's SpaceX crashed into the lunar surface on the morning of August 5. The impact left a wide crater on the Moon.
The incident involved an uncontrolled impact of the SpaceX rocket stage, which left a noticeable mark on the Moon's terrain. NASA confirmed the event and released photo material documenting the newly formed crater.
Changes to the lunar surface caused by such incidents are carefully documented, as they provide additional information about how debris from spacecraft affects the Moon's surface. Collisions of this kind are not uncommon — various pieces of space hardware regularly lose control or become defunct, eventually falling onto the Moon or other celestial bodies.
No further details have yet been provided about the exact size of the crater or which specific SpaceX mission the rocket stage was originally part of.
