Tugmistress
30-Aug-06, 09:25
Amateur astronomers, grab your telescopes. A spaceship is about to crash into the Moon, and you may be able to see the impact.
The spacecraft: SMART-1, a lunar orbiter belonging to the European Space Agency (ESA).
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/images/smart1/impactpoint2.gif (http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=98)The impact site: Lacus Excellentiae (The Lake of Excellence), an ancient, 100-mile wide crater in the Moon's southern hemisphere.
The time to watch: Saturday, September 2nd at 10:41 p.m. PDT (Sept. 3rd, 0541 UT).
Rest of the article http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/30aug_smart1.htm?list165874
The spacecraft: SMART-1, a lunar orbiter belonging to the European Space Agency (ESA).
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/images/smart1/impactpoint2.gif (http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=98)The impact site: Lacus Excellentiae (The Lake of Excellence), an ancient, 100-mile wide crater in the Moon's southern hemisphere.
The time to watch: Saturday, September 2nd at 10:41 p.m. PDT (Sept. 3rd, 0541 UT).
Rest of the article http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/30aug_smart1.htm?list165874