Why this collision is exciting for scientists

Libby JacksonHead of Space at the Science Museum This commission is exciting for scientists, because we know it's happening, and we know the speed and the mass of the rocket stage that will crash into the Moon. We don't normally know that for meteors that crash into the Moon every day. That means scientists will have a lot more information as they study the debris that will be caused by the collision. By studying the light that is reflected from that material, scientists can determine its compos