NASA Believes the Crater Left by the Rocket Is Around 60 Feet Wide

In case you missed it, it emerged earlier this week that a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was either about to, or had already, unintentionally crashed into the moon. While the collision wasn't thought to be particularly large, the four-ton rocket reportedly slammed into the moon's surface at a speed of 5,400mph, and now the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) has shared what it claims are the first before and after images. The Republic of Korea's lunar orbiter Danuri managed to capture what a lot of the world's astronomers will have missed, with the second image clearly showing the crater left by the Falcon 9's upper stage after it hit in the early hours of August 5. NASA estimated that the crater would be around 60 feet wide and 12 feet deep, and said that while meteoroids hitting the moon is a daily occurrence, collisions with human-made objects are far more rare. In a statement, KASA explained that the images were taken by Danuri before and after the impact, and noted that the widely circulated video of the collision was not from Danuri, which only captured still images.