SMART-1 Moon impact on 3 Sept 2006: results from observation campaign
Abstract
SMART-1 was launched in 2003 and orbited the Moon on a 5 hours period until impact on 3 sept 2006. A controlled impact took place in grazing incidence with mass of 285 kg at a velocity of 2 km/s in the Lake of Excellence. We called the community to make predictions of impact magnitude, cloud ejecta dynamics, exospheric effects. We also called the ground based observers to perform coordinated measurements of the impact. We shall discuss results from the coordinated multi-site campaign, in particular observations from CFHT of the flash impact and debris clouds. We shall draw lessons for future lunar impacts including LCROSS.
- Publication:
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37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
- Pub Date:
- 2008
- Bibcode:
- 2008cosp...37..905F