Astronomers Found a Crater From The Mystery Rocket That Smashed Into The Moon
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) – NASA's eye-in-the-sky in orbit around the Moon – has found the crash site of the mystery rocket booster that slammed into the far side of the Moon back on 4 March 2022.
The LRO images, taken May 25th, revealed not just a single crater, but a double crater formed by the rocket's impact, posing a new mystery for astronomers to unravel.Why a double crater? While somewhat unusual – none of the Apollo S-IVBs that hit the Moon created double craters – they're not impossible to create,…