SpaceX: Unrestricted Falcon 9 rocket collides with the moon

Part of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, launched from Florida in 2015 to put the meteorological monitoring satellite into orbit, is in orbit around the moon and is expected to make an impact on March 4.

According to experts, the rocket will end up on lunar soil after nearly seven years in space.

The moon will be the target of the SpaceX rocket
This may be a unique phenomenon that humans can see from Earth.  However, it will have an impact on the distance of our natural satellite, which will not be able to follow the event directly from our planet.
The second batch of the SpaceX rocket launched seven years ago to orbit the Earth's climate monitoring satellite Dscovr (deep space climate monitoring, in free translation).
As described by astronomer Bill Gray, who discovered the new orbit, the second block used to propel it is floating in space known as "chaotic" orbit.
Earlier this year, the object moved so close to the moon that it caused a change in orbit, explained Pluto Software Manager, a software that allows it to calculate the orbits of asteroids and other objects used by NASA-monitored tracking programs.  .
A week later, the expert was able to observe some parts of the rocket again, and realized that they were colliding in the distance of the moon on March 4.


The collision on the moon is not visible from Earth
The data were confirmed after amateur astronomers launched an appeal to the community that new observations be made.
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The exact time and place may still vary in minutes and kilometers, but the collision is certain.  Thus, the fall of this object, which weighs about 4,000 kg, cannot be seen from Earth.
The collision is expected to cause a crater, which scientists could then observe, Especially by LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) NASA or Indian mission, Chandrayaan-2, and shed new light on lunar geography.

This should not happen
Most SpaceX rockets are separated from the second volume by a short distance, usually allowing this area to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere, where it crashes into the ocean.
However, these unplanned lunar impacts are likely to increase in the future, especially if the US and Chinese lunar projects give up the materials they leave behind in their rise.