South Korean satellite captures before and after views of SpaceX rocket's moon crash

A South Korean satellite has captured the first pictures of the moon's fresh crash scene caused by a stray SpaceX rocket.

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  1. The First Three Nations to Orbit the Moon: The Soviet Union achieved the first lunar orbit with Luna 10 in 1966, followed by the United States' Lunar Orbiter 1 later that same year, and Japan's Hiten in 1990.
  2. Nations with Most Successful Lunar Orbiter Missions: The United States leads with 45 successful or semi-successful missions to the Moon, followed by the Soviet Union (22 missions) and China (7 Chang'e program missions), demonstrating extensive lunar orbital exploration.
  3. Countries with the Longest-Operating Lunar Orbiters: NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) from the United States, launched in 2009, is the longest-operating lunar orbiter, providing continuous data, while India's Chandrayaan-1 orbiter also notably sent data for four years.

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