SpaceX rocket to crash into the moon | 9 News Australia
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Part of a SpaceX rocket is set to crash into the moon, in a rare event that scientists say they are watching closely.
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AI GeneratedA component of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket accidentally crashed into the moon's Einstein Crater. While unintentional, the impact of the four-tonne upper stage created a significant crater and ejected lunar dust, providing scientists with a unique opportunity to study the moon's subsurface composition through the resulting debris cloud.