NASA reveals before-and-after images of moon crater left by SpaceX rocket

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage crashed into the Moon on Aug. 5, 2026, after drifting in space for over a year.

A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket. The space agency released before-and-after photos of the impact area on Tuesday. The Falcon rocket’s upper stage plowed into the moon at 5,400 mph (8,700 kph) on Aug. 5 after drifting through space

The space agency credits professionals and hobbyists with locating the crash site.

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the crater a week after the Falcon 9 upper stage struck the lunar surface on Aug. 5

A SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon. NASA's new photos show aftermath  USA Today

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

The SpaceX rocket fragment hit the moon at several times the speed of sound on August 5

Nasa captures images of Moon crater caused by SpaceX debris  thenationalnews.com

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter took images of the crater created by a SpaceX rocket crashing into the moon.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released the images which show the impact site on the Moon on August 11 and 12.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket. The space agency released before-and-after photos of the impact area on Tuesday. The Falcon rocket’s upper stage plowed into the moon at 5,400 mph (8,700 kph) on Aug. 5 a

The space agency released before-and-after photos of the impact area on Tuesday.

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Scientists from the US space agency determined the crater was 60-feet-wide (18 meters), and less than 10 feet deep, based on the length of its shadow.

The new photos were captured between August 11 and 12 and show the impact of the SpaceX rocket after it slammed into the moon earlier this month. Finding the crater side was a global effort.

The new photos were captured between August 11 and 12 and show the impact of the SpaceX rocket after it slammed into the moon earlier this month. Finding the crater side was a global effort.

New crater is estimated to be about 18 metres wide and three metres deep

A NASA spacecraft has captured images of a new crater on the moon after a SpaceX rocket crashed into the surface.

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

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

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

A defunct part of a Falcon 9 rocket crashed into the moon uncontrolled this month at an estimated 5,400 mph. Now NASA has photos.

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

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

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

New images reveal what happened when a SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon  CNN