# Six Days of Waiting: NASA’s Orbiter Finally Captures the Moon Crater Left by a Falcon 9

Six days of orbital patience were needed before NASA could get a clean view of the mark left when a rocket stage — one that departed Earth back in January 2025 — slammed into the Moon on Aug. 5. The result measures roughly 60 feet across and doesn't even reach 10 feet deep. That's the whole story. T

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| Published | 21 August 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/six-days-of-waiting-nasas-orbiter-finally-captures-the-moon-crater-left-by-a-falcon-9/