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unintentionally slam into the moon on Wednesday, with the explosive impact expected to be the equivalent to three tons of TNT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-16020943\/One-Elon-Musks-discarded-SpaceX-rockets-crash-moon-5-400-mph-week-set-carve-new-crater-lunar-surface.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News \u2013 Dailymail \u2013 Tech<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rocket&#8217;s upper stage will unintentionally slam into the moon on Wednesday, with the explosive impact expected to be the equivalent to three tons of 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