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cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/c/world/p/1087102/school-bus-sized-spacex-rocket-chunk-crashes-into-moon

Experts are concerned by an increase in lunar litter as the United States and China race to return humans to the moon.

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For those who are curious about the actual dimensions, Falcon 9 has a diameter of 3.7 metres, and the upper stage (the "chunk" in question) has a length of 13.8 metres.

[-] Today@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Yellow dog or short bus?

[-] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Hey!

They finally got something out of the atmosphere!

[-] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

They've been doing that for years...

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