The moon, unlike Earth, doesn't have a thick atmosphere to burn up incoming objects. As such, things headed for the moon tend to make impact, helping to create the vast number of craters on its surface.
"Rooting" for an impact
The booster, the part of the rocket that provides a burst of energy to get it off the ground, launched in February 2015 and weighs about 3.6 tons (4 metric tonnes), Ars Technica's Space Editor reported Monday.
Boosters are a very expensive bit of the rocket, and since late 2015, SpaceX has successfully returned these modules to earth with a view to reusing them.
But this particular booster lost too much fuel after launch and was unable to get back, per Ars Technica.
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It has been drifting in between the Earth and the moon's gravities since then, making its orbit somewhat chaotic, Ars Technica reported.
Gray is excited at the possibility the impact could uncover more of the moon's mysteries.
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"I am rooting for a lunar impact," he wrote in his blog post.
However, although there is still a little bit of uncertainty about where the booster will land, the impact will probably be on the far side of the moon, so it likely won't be visible from Earth, Gray said.
SpaceX did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
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