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SMART Probe to Crash Into the Moon

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the player-nasa-cratered dept.

cyberbian writes "Amateur astronomers will be excited to note that they can witness the impact of the SMART-1 probe crashing into the moon. The impact is scheduled for the morning of September 2nd (PDT). From the article: 'There's nothing wrong with the spacecraft, which is wrapping up a successful 3-year mission to the Moon. SMART-1's main job was to test a European-built ion engine. It worked beautifully, propelling the craft in 2003 on a unique spiral path from Earth to the Moon. From lunar orbit, SMART-1 took thousands of high-resolution pictures and made mineral maps of the Moon's terrain. One of its most important discoveries was a "Peak of Eternal Light," a mountaintop near the Moon's north pole in constant, year-round sunlight. Peaks of Eternal Light are prime real estate for solar-powered Moon bases."

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  1. Sounds like... by jarg0n · · Score: -1, Troll

    Sounds like a STUPID-1 probe to me

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    1. Re:Sounds like... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Thats the probe from the USA. We europeans have our own one you see.

    2. Re:Sounds like... by JockTroll · · Score: -1, Troll

      We europeans have our own one you see.

      You euros must be very disappointed there are no kids on the Moon for you to molest, then.

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  2. Re:A DUMB probe would have crashed into the Earth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Sure, they're running, but it would be pretty hard for them to detect an impact on the moon from the soundstage where they faked the lunar landing.