NASA’s LRO images Falcon 9 crater on moon

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Reporting

Phys.org Space reports that NASA's LRO images Falcon 9 crater on moon, learns new details. Between Aug. 11–12, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the moon. The crater formed Aug. 5, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impacted the surface following its Jan. 2025 launch of the Firefly Blue Ghost 1 mission. The key issue is what the mission or observation makes possible next: better data, stronger hardware, new experiments, or clearer science.

NASA Science reports that NASA’s LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details. Between Aug. 11 and 12, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the Moon. The crater formed on Aug. 5, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impacted the surface following its January 2025 launch of the Firefly Blue Ghost 1 mission. To capture imagery of the […] The post NASA’s LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on… The key issue is what the mission or observation makes possible next: better data, stronger hardware, new experiments, or clearer science.

The Details

• Phys.org Space: NASA's LRO images Falcon 9 crater on moon, learns new details
• Between Aug. 11–12, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the moon. The crater formed Aug. 5, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impacted
• NASA Science: NASA’s LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details
• Between Aug. 11 and 12, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the Moon. The crater formed on Aug. 5, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage
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Next Developments

• scientific results from the mission
• follow-up research publications
• practical applications on Earth