Tracking an errant space rocket to a mysterious crater on the moon

Nov. 16, 2023

A new study shows how a team at the University of Arizona's Space4 Center tracked down a contested piece of space junk that crashed onto the moon and provides an explanation for why it left not one but two craters.

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Far side of moon

The far side of the moon, with distant Earth in the background, is visible in this photo taken by the moon-orbiting module of the Chang'e 5-T1 mission.

Chinese National Space Agency and Chinese Academy of Sciences

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