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A Runaway Rocket Just Smashed Into the Moon and Left a Double Crater!

Photo: NASA / Unsplash
An old rocket booster has crashed into the far side of the Moon, leaving behind a surprising double-crater shaped like two overlapping bowls. Scientists are amazed by this crash because it is the first time a piece of space junk has accidentally made such a massive impact mark on the lunar surface. Who knew a space accident could help us learn so much about the dusty ground of another world?
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Newsround (BBC)
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