NASA images show 60-foot-wide crater on moon after SpaceX rocket booster crash

First publishedAug 18, 21:39 UTC

Last updatedAug 19, 22:55 UTC · 12m ago

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Seattle Times6Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moonAug 18, 21:39 UTCOpen ↗CBS News8NASA images show 60-foot-wide crater on moon after SpaceX rocket booster crashAug 18, 22:53 UTCOpen ↗New York Post5Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moonAug 19, 08:44 UTCOpen ↗WaPo Technology8Before-and-after images show where SpaceX rocket crashed into the moonAug 19, 14:30 UTCOpen ↗Fortune6A SpaceX rocket carved out a crater on the moon as long as a bowling lane with ‘butterfly wing’ streaksAug 19, 20:01 UTCOpen ↗

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  A SpaceX rocket carved out a crater on the moon as long as a bowling lane with ‘butterfly wing’ streaks

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  WaPo TechnologyAug 19, 14:30

  CBS NewsAug 18, 22:53

  FortuneAug 19, 20:01

  Seattle TimesAug 18, 21:39

  New York PostAug 19, 08:44

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