NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter just dropped the clearest images yet of a SpaceX Falcon rocket stage that slammed into the moon at 5,400 mph back in August — leaving a 60-foot-wide crater with butterfly-wing-like streaks revealing fresh lunar rock and ancient dust. This isn’t just debris; it’s part of NASA’s push to involve private companies in lunar exploration, carrying experiments and a rover slated for 2025. The orbiter captured these shots a week after impact from 60 miles up, after carefully adjusting its orbit — while South Korea’s Danuri spacecraft got there first. Since 2009, this mission has been NASA’s lunar eyes, helping map the moon ahead of future astronaut missions.
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