NASA의 달 정찰 궤도선이 달의 로켓 충돌 지점을 발견했다고 연구 결과가 나왔습니다.

Astronomers last year discovered the body of a rocket headed for a lunar collision. The impact occurred on March 4, and the resulting crater was later discovered by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Surprisingly, the crater actually consists of two craters, an eastern crater (18 meters in diameter, about 19.5 yards), overlying a western crater (16 meters in diameter, about 17.5 yards).

이중 분화구는 예상치 못한 것이며 로켓 본체의 양쪽 끝에 큰 질량이 있음을 나타낼 수 있습니다. 일반적으로 사용된 로켓은 모터 끝에 질량이 집중되어 있습니다. 나머지 로켓 단계는 주로 빈 연료 탱크로 구성됩니다. 로켓 몸체의 기원은 불확실하기 때문에 분화구의 이중 특성이 그 정체를 나타낼 수 있습니다.

No other rocket body impacts on the Moon created double craters. The four Apollo SIV-B craters were somewhat irregular in outline (Apollos 13, 14, 15, 17) and were substantially larger (greater than 35 meters, about 38 yards) than each of the double craters. The maximum width (29 meters, about 31.7 yards) of the double crater of the mystery rocket body was near that of the S-IVBs.

LRO is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Launched on June 18, 2009, LRO has collected a treasure trove of data with its seven powerful instruments, making an invaluable contribution to our knowledge about the Moon. NASA is returning to the Moon with commercial and international partners to expand human presence in space and bring back new knowledge and opportunities.