New Delhi: Elon Musk’s company Space X launched a Falcon-9 rocket in the year 2015. It has been learned that it is going to hit the Moon in March this year. The part of this rocket that is going to hit the moon is part of the second stage of Falcon-9. It is not that the purpose of running this rocket was to reach the Moon or to collide with it. But by chance, it has gone towards the moon and is about to collide with it. Experts say that this conflict can be useful for India’s ISRO’s Chandrayaan 2 mission or NASA’s LRO.
What is the purpose of its launch?
This rocket was launched to establish America’s Deep Space Climate Observatory in space. After its delivery, this two-stage rocket was left in space itself. But it did not have enough fuel to burn back in the Earth’s atmosphere. It was so far away from the Earth that it did not have enough energy to break free from the gravitational influence of the Earth or the Moon.
When will this conflict happen?
Astronomers from the Center of Astrophysics have confirmed the collision of this two-stage rocket of SpaceX with the Moon. According to him, this confrontation will take place on March 4. This may be interesting, but it is not a surprising phenomenon at all. It is being told that there was no prior plan for this confrontation. Its only space was left open.
How did you know about it?
Astronomers say that this rocket was either going to hit the Moon or it could have returned to the Earth’s atmosphere at some point. Apart from this, there was also a possibility of it lying in the solar orbit. Its position was detected by Bill Gary, who used the Project Pluto software used to monitor the Near-Earth object.
Calculate the effect of gravity
Gary noticed it staggering and alerted astronomers to observe it. Based on the data, scientists believe that the upper stage of Falcon 9 is going to hit the Moon near its equator. Gary has calculated that what is the effect of the gravity of the Earth, Moon, Sun, and other planets on this body.
Crater for ISRO’s Chandrayaan
Gary says that he also has an idea of how much sunlight is pushing it outwards, that is, away from the Sun. He also said that once it collided with the surface of the Moon, the crater made from it can be used by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter or India’s ISRO’s Chandrayaan for its study.
Potential for new information
Gary has written in his blog that if we tell the people of LRO or Chandrayaan where the crater is, then they will be able to observe it that they are seeing a fresh impact crater. With this, they can get geological information about the Moon. It can also be used as an ideal site for rover landing in the future.
At present, scientists have information about the weight of the empty booster of Falcon 9. It will hit the Moon at a speed of 2.58 kilometers per second. The size of the crater can also be extracted from the information of its impulse and energy. As of now, there has been no statement from SpaceX. But such an event is being seen for the first time in space history.
