NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured detailed imagery of a crater on the moon’s surface resulting from the impact of a SpaceX Falcon rocket upper stage. The agency released the comparative photographs on Tuesday, providing the clearest view to date of the site where the debris struck the moon at a speed of 5,400 mph (8,700 kph) on August 5.

The impact occurred as the rocket stage, which had been abandoned in space following a previous mission, completed its trajectory into the lunar surface. While both the Washington Examiner and ABC Australia report the event as a collision, the Washington Examiner provides additional context regarding the specific nature of the hardware involved, identifying it as a Falcon rocket upper stage. ABC Australia’s coverage is significantly more limited, consisting primarily of a headline and minimal descriptive text regarding the visual evidence provided by NASA. There is no disagreement between the sources regarding the timing or the nature of the event, though the Washington Examiner offers a more comprehensive account of the technical details surrounding the crash.