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SpaceX rocket about to crash into the moon in unintentional collision
Piece of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket weighing four tonnes will hit the lunar surface on Wednesday at 5,400 miles per hour
TL;DR
- A four-tonne piece of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will unintentionally crash into the moon.
- The collision is expected to occur on Wednesday at 06:35 GMT at a speed of 5,400 mph.
- The impact will create a new crater about 60ft wide and 12ft deep.
- NASA will observe the impact to gather scientific data and refine space object tracking techniques.
- This event is rare, with a Chinese rocket stage having impacted the moon in March 2022.
- Discussions are underway between NASA and SpaceX to prevent future lunar impacts.