The images, captured by the space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) between Aug. 11 and 12, show a 60-foot-wide (18 meters) crater surrounded by streaks of lunar rock thrown up by the rocket's impact.
Finding the impact site was a challenge that required global cooperation between hobbyists and experts, NASA said in a statement on Tuesday (Aug. 18). The crash occurred near Einstein crater on the northwestern limb of the moon, which was facing the sun at the time of the collision. As a result, the initial flare from the crash was not visible from Earth.
The box in the center of the image highlights two small craters; the lower crater formed on August 5th when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage smashed into the moon. (Image credit: NASA/GSFC/Intuitive Machines)
The crash was first predicted by independent astronomer Bill Gray in May. According to NASA, the agency's Center for Near Earth Object Studies then refined these initial predictions to more precisely estimate the location of the impact site.
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Using its Narrow-Angle Camera, the LRO was able to snap the crater from several different viewing angles, which enabled scientists to estimate the crater's size as roughly 60 feet wide (18 m) and less than 10 feet (3 m) deep.
The images also show light and dark streaks radiating from the crater, which NASA says are lines of dust and rocks thrown up from the lunar surface during the impact. The darker streaks are made by weathered material from near the surface, while the lighter streaks near the rim are made up of older rocks from deeper underground.
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