Korean lunar orbiter photographs SpaceX Falcon 9 crash site crater on the moon

South Korea's lunar orbiter has captured the first images of the site where a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crashed on the Moon. NASA estimates the crater left by the impact is approximately 60 feet (about 18 metres) wide. The photos provide a rare orbital record of the unintended impact of a human-made object on the lunar surface.

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