Before-and-After NASA Images Show Crater Carved by a SpaceX Rocket that Slammed Into the Moon

SpaceX rocket leaves moon crater wider than NBA basketball court

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter images reveal fresh moon crater from SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, testing impact prediction tools.

NASA images reveal crater left by SpaceX rocket's Moon crash

WASHINGTON, United States — NASA on Tuesday released new images of the crater caused by a SpaceX rocket slamming into the Moon earlier this month.

Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon

A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket.

New images reveal the impact site of SpaceX rocket’s moon collision

By Jackie Wattles, Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — New images from a NASA satellite orbiting the moon reveal a fresh, 60-foot-wide crater formed by a wayward SpaceX rocket that slammed into the lunar surface earlier this month. The crash involved the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket that originally launched on January 15, 2025, The post New images reveal the impact site of SpaceX rocket’s moon collision appeared first on News Channel 3-12.

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

3 min read NASA’s LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details This is an animated before-and-after view of the crater formed after a Falcon 9 upper stage struck the Moon’s surface on Aug. 5, 2026. These images were taken between Aug. 11 and 12 by the Narrow-Angle Camera on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. These images are enlarged three times from the original, with north facing up, and they cover an area about a quarter of a mil…