Rocket body collides with the Moon

A rogue 3-ton rocket stage crashed into the far side of the Moon after spending seven years in space. The …
Rocket body collides with the Moon

A rogue 3-ton rocket stage crashed into the far side of the Moon after spending seven years in space. The collision was out of view for ground-based telescopes and NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was not in position to record the event either. Scientific American suggests that the impact crater will be near the naturally formed 570 km wide Hertzsprung Crater. 

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