Falcon 9 Rocket Stage "Abandoned" In High-Earth Orbit Is About To Slam Into The Moon, With The Energy Of 11.8 Gigajoules

The Moon is about to get a new crater courtesy of Elon Musk, and astronomers are ready to watch it happen. ============================================================= A topographical map of the Einstein crater on the Moon, near where the rocket stage is expected to hit. Image credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) ===================================================================== VIDEOS AT LINK.............. Astronomers are poised to watch an artificial impact on the Moon, in a collision that is expected to leave a 20-30-meter (66–98-foot) crater on the lunar surface. As well as professional astronomers wishing to study the impact and resulting debris, amateur astronomers may be able...