Astronomers have discovered a rocket that was visible at the lunar eclipse late last year. The impact occurred on March 4, when NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter later identified the resulting hole. Surprisingly, the crater is actually two holes, the eastern crater (18 meters wide, about 19.5 yards) placed above the west crater (16 meters wide, about 17.5 yards). The double crater was unexpected and may indicate that the rocket body had a large mass at each end. Usually the used rocket has a weight centered on the end of the car; the rest of the rocket stage mainly contains an empty fuel tank. Since the origin of the rocket body remains uncertain, the double nature of the crater may indicate its identity.
No other rocket impact on the Moon has created double craters. The four craters of the Apollo SIV-B were somewhat unusual in the frame (Apollos 13, 14, 15, 17) and were much larger (35 meters, about 38 yards) than each double crater. The largest diameter (29 meters, approximately 31.7 yards) of the double rocket body of the mystery rocket body was closer to that of the S-IVB. The LRO is owned by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, by the Directorate of Mechanical Science at NASA headquarters in Washington. Launched on June 18, 2009, LRO has compiled a database of seven of its powerful tools, making a significant contribution to our knowledge of the Moon. NASA is returning to the Moon with international and international trade partners to increase human presence in space and bring back new information and opportunities.
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