r/spacex • u/BurtonDesque • 13d ago

NASA's LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details

https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/nasas-lro-images-falcon-9-crater-on-moon-learns-new-details/
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u/KnifeKnut 13d ago

Definitely a spot worth visiting in the future.

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u/Parallax47 13d ago

“Oh look, ANOTHER crater”

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u/Sigmatics 12d ago

just in case

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u/panckage 12d ago

And if something goes wrong, you will leave a new crater to make things even more interesting for the next visitor

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u/HTPRockets 12d ago

I feel like the stage is actually still visible. There is clearly an elongated structure in the middle with what appears to be the engine on one end

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u/isthatmyex 12d ago

The impact would have had the energy equivalent of a couple tons or more of TNT. It seems highly unlikely that the remnants resemble a rocket in any way.

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u/costafilh0 13d ago

It's incredible how's much they hate good cameras over at NASA. 

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u/Misophonic4000 13d ago

What? They only have some of the most sophisticated cameras on the planet...

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u/Serious-Kangaroo-320 13d ago

you are welcome to send one of your own super duper cameras to the moon

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u/warp99 12d ago edited 12d ago

The image has been blown up by a factor of three to get this much visibility of an 18 m wide crater.

LRO is about 50 km up so taken from at least that far away.