Images of an unidentified spacecraft that collided with the Moon have been released by NASA.

The collision formed a peculiar crater on the far side of the Moon, according to images taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
On social media, the photographs sparked a frenzy among conspiracy theorists, who some claimed were evidence of extraterrestrial activity.

A much more straightforward explanation is that a rocket that got out of control made the divet.

The errant rocket component was found by astronomers late last year as it was speeding toward a lunar impact.

In the wee hours of March 4, they think the schoolbus-sized chunk of metal struck the rocky satellite’s surface.

The rocket component’s origins are still a mystery. It was initially believed to belong to SpaceX, but later identified as coming from China’s space programme.

Images of the crash site, which resulted in an unusual twin impact crater, may assist astronomers determine who is to blame, according to Nasa.

On June 24, Nasa stated that the double crater “was unexpected and may suggest that the rocket body had considerable masses at each end.”

The mass of an expended rocket is often concentrated at the motor end; the remaining portion is primarily made up of an empty fuel tank.

The twofold nature of the crater “may suggest its identify as the origin of the rocket body remains undetermined.”

A cloud of debris will have been created by the lunar impact, but no significant harm has been done.

It was the first occasion when a man-made object struck the Moon without intending to.

The double crater it left behind, according to NASA, is around 29 metres across.

It consists of two divets, one 18 metres broad and the other about 16 metres long.

Images of the location could be essential for researchers wanting to understand space encounters better.

The origins of the rocket component are still unknown.

Astronomer Bill Gray revealed in January that the object in question was a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage that had been launched from Florida in February 2015.

Its objective was to launch the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s DSCOVR Earth monitoring satellite.

He eventually withdrew his statement and acknowledged that the rocket component most likely belonged to China after getting a tip from a NASA expert.

Project Pluto creator Gray admitted that he had mistakenly identified the object as 2015-007B, the second stage of the DSCOVR mission, back in 2015.

We now have solid proof that the 2014-065B rocket for the Chang’e 5-T1 lunar mission is the real culprit.

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