Teemu Öhman

@teemuohman.bsky.social

Geologist with a passion for impact cratering, planetary science and lunar exploration. Amateur astronomer, lover of atmospheric optics and history of science. Also a part-time geologist of the Impact Crater Lake Lappajärvi UNESCO Global Geopark, Finland.

Although it’s very uncool that Musk’s junk hits random places, the resulting #Falcon9 #ImpactCrater on the #Moon is very cool indeed. The dark and bright ejecta blanket with a sharp forbidden zone is a real beauty. #LRO lroc.im-ldi.com/images/1499 The oblique view is really worth looking at.

Falcon 9 Impact!

The box in the center of the image highlights two small craters; the lower crater formed on August 5th (6:35 UTC) when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage, impacted the Moon. The inset (lower left) shows de...

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