NASA Releases Images of Falcon 9 Crater on the Moon
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has imaged the crater left by a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage that crashed on the Moon on August 5, 2026. The crater is about 18 meters wide and less than 3 meters deep. The impact site was identified through a collaboration involving NASA, amateur astronomers, and South Korea's Danuri orbiter.