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A large leftover SpaceX rocket section will crash into the lunar surface on Wednesday morning. The heavy metal piece is expected to create a massive dust plume near the Einstein Crater, which faces Earth. Astronomers plan to use big telescopes and probes to study the impact site and gather new data.
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