NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, With Some Help From a Korean Spacecraft

August 20, 2026 Universe Today

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, With Some Help From a Korean Spacecraft
By Evan Gough (https://ift.tt/ViEYtJc)

These images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter show the Falcon upper-stage's crash site on the Moon. The left image is before the crash, the right image is after, showing the impact crater. Image Credit: NASA Goddard/Intuitive Machines

A SpaceX Falcon upper stage crashed into the Moon on August 5th. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured images of the crash site from different viewing angles and with different sunlight angles. The images showed that the crater is about 18 meters wide and about 3 meters deep. SpaceX says the crash was an accident.

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