Astronomy @mander.xyz Lee Duna @lemmy.nz 12mo ago

New Evidence: Chinese Rocket And Secret Payload Caused Double Crater on The Moon

www.sciencealert.com New Evidence: Chinese Rocket And Secret Payload Caused Double Crater on The Moon

Researchers think they've finally confirmed the identity of an object that smashed into the Moon on 4 March 2022 – and explained why the piece of space debris left two craters on the lunar surface, rather than one.

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Payload was a giant hole confirmed
- What can you add to the moon to make it lighter?
- Hey guys, get a load of this hole.
Hmm, how much mass would a manned mission have?
- As amusing as the idea is, I doubt China would launch a manned mission and not tell anyone.
  
  Maybe they wanted to announce it after a successful landing?
China: "should we tell anyone that we crashed? No no, it was a secret payload that touched down!"

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