Lunar Scraping: The Space Age's Unwelcome Legacy The images released by NASA earlier this week serve as a stark reminder that humanity's endeavors in space are not immune to the laws of physics.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which had delivered two landers to the moon in January, crashed into the lunar surface on August 5 at an estimated 5,400 mph.
The resulting crater, visible in NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photos, measures approximately 60 feet across and is likely less than 10 feet deep.