SMART-1 Crashes Into The Moon
Impact landing ends SMART-1 mission to the Moon
“Early this morning, a small flash illuminated the surface of the Moon as the European Space Agency’s SMART-1 spacecraft impacted onto the lunar soil, in the ‘Lake of Excellence’ region.”
“Scientists have received and are analysing the final data gathered by SMART-1 on 2 September, prior to today’s Moon impact. This update presents several of the images received, as well as additional images and information from the worldwide ground observation campaign.”
