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Mike Wall

Rogue rocket that slammed into the moon last year confirmed to be Chinese vehicle

Black and white photo of the moon's surface, showing a fresh, dark double crater.

The case of the mysterious moon crash is now conclusively closed, a new study reports.

On March 4, 2022, a rocket body slammed into the moon's far side, blasting out a weird double crater about 95 feet (29 meters) wide. The crash did not come as a surprise; astronomers had been tracking the rogue rocket for weeks and predicted, with impressive accuracy, where and when it would slam into the lunar surface. 

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