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LRO Photos Show 60‑Foot Crater Made by SpaceX Falcon 9 Impact

The images give scientists precise measurements to validate impact and planetary defense models as they reveal gaps in cislunar debris tracking.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Upper Stage Struck the Moon, NASA Confirms

SpaceX Falcon 9 Upper Stage Crashes Into Moon, Leaving New Crater

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Has Small Chance of Hitting the Moon in 2032

Armagh Telescope Records Ireland’s First Video of a Lunar Impact Flash

Two Lunar Impact Flashes Recorded by Japanese Telescopes Get Independent Confirmation

Modern Monitoring Clarifies the Moon’s Mysterious Flashes