The problem of junk on Earth is serious, and in fact, there is also a problem of space junk in the universe. Recently, a SpaceX rocket will collide with the moon, ending its 7-year drifting career.
According to sources, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was originally launched on February 11, 2015, but following the mission ended, the thrusters did not have enough fuel to return to the atmosphere, and the result was floating in space. By calculating the orbit and speed, it was expected to hit the moon this year, and another astronomer Jonathan McDowell recently confirmed that the rocket’s secondary thrusters will hit the lunar surface on March 4.
The moon’s atmosphere is quite thin, so the rocket will not burn up like it fell to the earth when it hits, but will hit the surface directly and create a small crater, but it does not have much impact on the lunar surface that is already full of craters. Jonathan McDowell said that anything floating between the Earth and the Moon will eventually hit the Moon or Earth, or float into the Sun’s orbit and rarely remain in orbit for long.
source:Verge
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