SpaceX rocket segment to crash into the moon: What happened?
GCC News
A piece of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is believed to have crashed into the moon after floating in space since last year.
A piece of a SpaceX rocket which has been floating in space since last year was believed to have crashed into the moon at high speed on Wednesday.
The event, not visible to the naked eye, is expected to be confirmed by experts monitoring it with a telescope.
Regional Impact
This event posed no danger to Earth but was also expected to create a new lunar crater, experts said.
Here’s what we know so far.
Has the rocket hit the moon yet?
Market & Policy
It is believed to have hit the moon already, but this has not yet been confirmed as it takes time for signals to return from the moon to the Earth. The rocket segment was expected to hit the moon around 2:35am ET (06:35 GMT) on Wednesday, crashing into the surface at 5,400mph (8,690km/h).
The rocket piece is believed to have hit Einstein Crater on the moon’s western limb, which is often difficult to see from Earth.
Weighing 4 metric tonnes (4,000kg), it was expected to kick up a plume of lunar dust that would likely be illuminated by sunlight but would be difficult to spot with the naked eye from Earth.
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