NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured before-and-after images of a new lunar crater created when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage struck the Moon on 5 August 2026. The crater is approximately 60 feet across.
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Between Aug. 11 and 12, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the Moon. The crater formed on Aug. 5, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impacted the surface following its January 2025 launch of the Firefly Blue Ghost 1 mission. To capture imagery of the […]
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NASA released before-and-after images from its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter showing the crater left when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage struck the moon Aug. 5 after its January 2025 launch of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost 1 mission [nasa.gov#1][phys.org#1][koreatimes.co.kr#1][cna.com.tw#1][sootoday.com#1][lemonde.fr#1]. Scientists estimated the new crater at about 60 feet, or 18 meters, across and
NASA released before-and-after images of a new lunar crater created when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage struck the Moon on Aug. 5, 2026 [nasa.gov#1][phys.org#1][cbsnews.com#1][sootoday.com#1]. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the site between Aug. 11 and 12 after the rocket stage, left in space after a January 2025 launch for Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost 1 mission, hit the lunar surface
NASA released before-and-after images Tuesday showing a fresh crater on the moon left by a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage that struck the lunar surface on Aug. 5 [nasa.gov#1][cbsnews.com#1][aawsat.com#1]. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the images on Aug. 11 and 12, and scientists estimated the crater at about 60 feet, or 18 meters, wide and less than 10 feet, or 3 meters, deep [nasa.gov#1]
NASA released before-and-after images showing a new lunar crater created when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage hit the moon on Aug. 5, 2026 [aawsat.com#1][enca.com#1][arabtimesonline.com#1][tuoitre.vn#1][vnexpress.net#1]. Images taken by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter on Aug. 11 and 12 show the crater is about 60 feet, or 18 meters, wide and less than 10 feet, or 3 meters, deep [space.com#1][liv
science.nasa.gov/solar-system... NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shares before-and-after view of the crater formed after a Falcon 9 upper stage struck the Moon’s surface on Aug. 5, 2026.