Moon Images By SMART-1 |
Moon Images By SMART-1 |
Jan 20 2005, 02:45 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 24-March 04 From: Finland Member No.: 63 |
SMART-1 is approaching its operational orbit. ESA has released some images of the Moon on this page:
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/in...fobjectid=36358 -------------------- Antti Kuosmanen
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Mar 7 2006, 12:36 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 370 Joined: 12-September 05 From: France Member No.: 495 |
http://space.com/missionlaunches/060307_smart1_moon.html
Engineers and scientists are now targeting SMART-1 for possible impact on the Moon around September 1-2. The current uncertainty range for the exact time of impact is 15 hours. At the end of June, SMART-1 is slated to carry out two maneuvers. These will fine-tune the exact time of impact. Those slight thrust firings will lead to the spacecraft flying over the Moon at its lowest point at below186 miles (300 kilometers) in altitude. In early August, SMART-1 will make an overflight of its eventual impact site, racing over that area at just 75 miles (120 kilometers) height in what’s termed as “rehearsal” mode for the early September run-in with the Moon. A current orbit simulation of the SMART-1 impact for September 2 is at lunar longitude 44.54 degrees West and 36.22 South in Lacus Excellentiae, 10 degrees south of Mare Humorum. A far more refined target point will come as the event draws closer. Impact observations would include: Infrared imaging of thermal flash; visible/infrared imaging of ejected clouds; hydrazine flame detection; post-characterization of ejecta; as well as exospheric effects if lunar material is blasted high off the Moon’s surface. In addition there is also intent to conduct follow up searches for the crater produced by SMART-1’s crash into the Moon via the sensor eyes of future, follow-on lunar orbiters. |
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Mar 7 2006, 04:26 PM
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Interplanetary Dumpster Diver Group: Admin Posts: 4404 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 |
I wonder if will give us a Ranger-like sequence...I don't know anything about Smart-1's transmission capabilities, so I don't know if this is even possible. But I sure hope it is!
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Mar 7 2006, 04:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2488 Joined: 17-April 05 From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Member No.: 239 |
I wonder if will give us a Ranger-like sequence...I don't know anything about Smart-1's transmission capabilities, so I don't know if this is even possible. But I sure hope it is! Oh yes, it will transmit one picture every 2.5 seconds as it descends, for nearly 12 minutes. Trouble is, ESA will then release them at the rate of one picture a month, over a period of about 15 years. Cheers, ESA! Bob Shaw -------------------- Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!
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