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Space Rocket Heads for Moon Impact | Lafayette Louisiana News
A SpaceX rocket stage, drifting for over a year, is set to crash into the moon at 5,400 mph—accidentally, not by design—creating a new crater near Einstein Crater and kicking up lunar dust visible through telescopes. Scientists are excited: this impact, equivalent to three tons of TNT, will be captured by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and South Korea’s Danuri orbiter, which will fly within miles of the crash. The debris cloud may stretch for miles, offering insights into space debris risks as lunar missions multiply. This isn’t the first accidental lunar collision—China’s rocket segment…
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