Out-of-control SpaceX rocket carved a 60-foot crater into the moon, NASA images reveal
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- NASA has finally revealed the enormous crater left on the moon after a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage smashed into its surface on Aug. 5.S1
- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter took images of the crater created by a SpaceX rocket crashing into the moon.S2
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Out-of-control SpaceX rocket carved a 60-foot crater into the moon, NASA images reveal
NASA has finally revealed the enormous crater left on the moon after a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage smashed into its surface on Aug. 5.
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NASA images show crater on the moon caused by SpaceX Falcon 9 crash
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter took images of the crater created by a SpaceX rocket crashing into the moon.
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Published Aug 19, 2026
What to know
- NASA has finally revealed the enormous crater left on the moon after a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage smashed into its surface on Aug. 5.S1
- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter took images of the crater created by a SpaceX rocket crashing into the moon.S2
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