NASA: SpaceX rocket crash made basketball court-size moon crater

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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured images of a new moon crater caused by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crash. A defunct component of the rocket struck the lunar surface uncontrolled at an estimated speed of 5,400 mph. The resulting impact created a crater roughly the size of a basketball court. NASA is utilizing these images to test and refine impact prediction tools following the event that occurred earlier this month on the moon.
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