NASA's LRO images Falcon 9 crater on moon, learns new details

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NASA's LRO images Falcon 9 crater on moon, learns new details

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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured images of a new crater on the moon created by the impact of a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage following a January 2025 launch.

Between Aug. 11–12, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the moon. The crater formed Aug. 5, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impacted the surface following its Jan. 2025 launch of the Firefly Blue Ghost 1 mission.

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