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Here Are the First Images of the Crater Left on the Moon by SpaceX’s Rocket
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Jorge Garay
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South Korea's Danuri orbiter has captured the first images of a crater on the moon created by a discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fragment. The impact, which occurred after the rocket spent over a year in an unstable orbit, confirms scientific predictions regarding the collision.
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute shared the first photographs captured by its lunar orbiter. South Korea is one of the few nations that currently has satellites traveling around the moon at an altitude of 62 miles (100 kilometers) above the surface. The Danuri orbiter flew over the region shortly after the impact.
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