RE: https://mastodon.social/@esoastronomy/117043775907105979
First detection of the plume created by the crash of the SpaceX spent upper stage into the moon last night.
Spectroscopic measurements taken with the UVES instrument at the VLT in Chile show emission lines of sodium & lithium in the plume that lasted for 5-10 minutes after impact.
The sodium likely originated from the lunar soil, whereas the lithium could come from the rocket itself.
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