Right now, a piece of space debris is flying towards the Moon at a speed of 2.58 kilometers per second.< /p>
On March 4, 2022, the second stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket will crash into the far side of the Moon. American businessman Elon Musk did not plan such a scenario, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to RBC-Ukraine.
The rocket was launched in February 2015. She successfully launched the DSCOVR spacecraft into orbit. It is necessary in order to observe the Earth and the Sun.
As for the second stage, it burned the fuel, remained in space and began to move randomly in orbit. Meteorologist Eric Berger said that now a fragment of space debris is flying towards the Moon at a speed of 2.58 kilometers per second.
The mass of the second stage of the rocket is 4 tons. According to analysts' calculations, the collision will occur on March 4. Data analyst Bill Gray noted that we will not see a collision, as the rocket will crash into the far side of the moon.