Rocket crashes on the moon – our satellite gets a new crater – through space debris

– Our satellite gets a new crater – from space debris

On Friday, a burned-out rocket stage is said to accidentally hit the moon – a novelty that is of interest to science.

Published today at 07:51

Topographic map of Hertzsprung Crater on the far side of the Moon, taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. This is where the misguided rocket stage is supposed to crash.

Photo: Nasa

It weighs around 4.5 tons, is around twelve meters long, is scheduled to hit the back of the moon on Friday at 1:25 p.m. at a speed of 9300 kilometers per hour, making a 10 to 30 meter crater there and raising a lot of dust .

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