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South Korean orbiter images Moon crater from SpaceX impact

Published 7 August 2026

A South Korean spacecraft has captured the first images of a new crater on the moon created by the accidental impact of a SpaceX rocket stage. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute's Danuri orbiter photographed the site shortly after a Falcon 9 upper stage slammed into the lunar surface at 5,400 miles per hour on Wedn...

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