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News Archive

27	Jul	2009	Experience a virtual journey to the lunar Peak of Eternal Light
10	Jun	2009	SMART-1 maps Kaguya lunar impact
11	Mar	2008	New lunar south polar maps from SMART-1
05	Dec	2007	SMART-1: Travel maps of the lunar north pole
24	Oct	2007	Chang'e-1 - new mission to Moon lifts off
13	Sep	2007	Kaguya – another chapter for the lunar saga
31	Aug	2007	SMART-1: Europe on the Moon, one year on
22	Aug	2007	SMART-1 diagnoses wrinkles and excess weight on the Moon
18	May	2007	Oresme: Signs from the Lunar Heavy Bombardment
09	Mar	2007	SMART-1's bridge to the future exploration of the Moon

07	Mar	2007	ESA watched full Moon withering behind Mother Earth’s shadow
01	Mar	2007	SMART-1 views the edge of Luna Incognita: Mars on the Moon?
31	Jan	2007	How SMART-1 has made European space exploration smarter
20	Oct	2006	Shackleton crater: SMART-1’s search for light, shadow and ice at lunar South Pole
28	Sep	2006	Close-up on highlands near crater Pentland
26	Sep	2006	Small satellites take centre stage at international symposium
15	Sep	2006	Highlight on SMART-1
11	Sep	2006	SMART-1 impact simulated in a laboratory sand-box
07	Sep	2006	SMART-1 impact flash and debris: crash scene investigation
04	Sep	2006	SMART-1 swan song: valuable data until final moments

03	Sep	2006	SMART-1 impact update
03	Sep	2006	Impact landing ends SMART-1 mission to the Moon
02	Sep	2006	SMART-1 star tracker views the Moon in earthshine
02	Sep	2006	SMART-1 star tracker views the Moon in earthshine (UPDATED)
02	Sep	2006	Amateur observers prepare to watch SMART-1 impact
02	Sep	2006	Intense final hours for SMART-1
31	Aug	2006	SMART-1 maps its own impact site
31	Aug	2006	Ion engine gets SMART-1 to the Moon
29	Aug	2006	SMART-1 ‘star tracker’ peeks at the approaching lunar surface
29	Aug	2006	Impact landing on the Moon

25	Aug	2006	Low altitude flying with coarse maps – determining the time of SMART-1 impact
25	Aug	2006	SMART-1: end of mission review
22	Aug	2006	Close-up on Cuvier crater ridge
18	Aug	2006	Last weekend chance to observe SMART-1 impact site in sunlight
18	Aug	2006	SMART-1 on the trail of the Moon’s beginnings
17	Aug	2006	SMART-1 impact: last call for ground based observations
16	Aug	2006	Europe rediscovers the Moon with SMART-1
14	Aug	2006	Eroded structures in Jacobi crater: a window on the past
09	Aug	2006	An oblique look on the north lunar far west
04	Aug	2006	SMART-1 towards final impact

31	Jul	2006	Mare Serenitatis: crater statistics and lunar chronology
27	Jul	2006	Mersenius crater – wrinkles between Humorum and Procellarum
25	Jul	2006	Lomonosov – a large crater filled by lava
21	Jul	2006	European and worldwide radio telescopes listen to SMART-1
20	Jul	2006	SMART-1 birthday postcard of Apollo 11 landing site
18	Jul	2006	Gruithuisen: non-mare volcanism in Procellarum
14	Jul	2006	Landscapes from the ancient and eroded lunar far side
12	Jul	2006	The SMART-1 way - giving the Moon some great new looks
12	Jul	2006	SMART-1 view of crater Sulpicius Gallus
07	Jul	2006	Mare Humorum: where craters tell the story of basalt

06	Jul	2006	Gassendi crater - clue on the thermal history of Mare Humorum
30	Jun	2006	Kepler Crater as seen by SMART-1
26	Jun	2006	Lunar West Side Story - the SMART-1 Movie
01	Jun	2006	SMART-1 close-up on Zucchius crater's central peaks
26	May	2006	Highlands and Mare landscapes on the Moon
03	May	2006	SMART-1’s view of Crater Hopmann: on the shoulder of a giant
26	Apr	2006	SMART-1 maps Humorum edge - where Highlands and Mare mix
06	Apr	2006	Reiner Gamma swirl: magnetic effect of a cometary impact?
22	Mar	2006	Tectonic ‘wrinkles’ in Crater De Gasparis
09	Mar	2006	SMART-1’s view of craters Mayer and Bond

02	Mar	2006	Crater Lichtenberg and young lunar basalts tracked by SMART-1
16	Feb	2006	Dark lava floor of crater Billy seen by SMART-1
22	Dec	2005	SMART-1 uses new imaging technique in lunar orbit
31	Oct	2005	SMART-1's dancing shadows at lunar north pole
26	Sep	2005	SMART-1 set for more lunar science
16	Sep	2005	‘Alpine’ landscape on the Moon
30	Aug	2005	SMART-1 views Glushko crater on the Moon
26	Jul	2005	SMART-1 views Hadley Rille near Apollo 15 landing site
01	Jul	2005	Agreement signed for European instruments on Chandrayaan-1
20	Jun	2005	SMART-1's tribute to Cassini

08	Jun	2005	SMART-1 detects calcium on the Moon
15	Apr	2005	SMART-1 search for lunar 'peaks of eternal light'
15	Feb	2005	SMART-1 mission extended
27	Jan	2005	Up or down, in or out?
26	Jan	2005	SMART-1's first images from the Moon
26	Nov	2004	SMART-1's little 'bon AMIE'
16	Nov	2004	Europe reaches the Moon
12	Nov	2004	Moon says "Cheese" for lunar mini-camera
05	Nov	2004	Europe reaches the Moon
29	Oct	2004	Mission update: SMART-1 fires engine for last time until the Moon

27	Oct	2004	Bad moon rising...
18	Oct	2004	Last ion engine thrust puts SMART-1 on the right track for its Moon encounter
27	Sep	2004	SMART-1 celebrates its first year in space
26	Jul	2004	SMART-1 views Middle East and Mediterranean
26	Jul	2004	SMART-1 views Middle East and Mediterranean
20	Jul	2004	ESA’s SMART-1 on course on lunar landing anniversary
17	Jun	2004	SMART-1 views Europe
04	May	2004	Blood-red Moon
24	Mar	2004	SMART-1 mission update
04	Feb	2004	SMART-1 pauses to take in the view

12	Jan	2004	Europe goes to the Moon
05	Oct	2003	Moon: Welcome to the double planet
05	Oct	2003	Welcome to the double planet
01	Oct	2003	SMART-1 ion engine fired successfully
28	Sep	2003	SMART-1 leaves Earth on a long journey to the Moon
27	Sep	2003	Rollout completed
26	Sep	2003	Launch readiness review completed
24	Sep	2003	ESA’s SMART-1 satellite ready for lift-off
22	Sep	2003	SMART-1: the first spacecraft of the future
19	Sep	2003	SMART-1 ready for launch

18	Aug	2003	New date awaited for SMART-1 launch
14	Aug	2003	Launcher moves from BIL to BAF
13	Aug	2003	SMART-1 simulation campaign
08	Aug	2003	Europe’s first Moon probe prepares for launch
05	Aug	2003	SMART-1: the lunar adventure begins
31	Jul	2003	Fuelling SMART-1
30	Jul	2003	Ion drives: Science fiction or science fact?
24	Jul	2003	Leaving Europe - the story in pictures
11	Jul	2003	ESA's SMART-1 ready to fly
09	Jul	2003	Masterpieces of miniaturisation

07	Jul	2003	By Sun power to the Moon
20	Mar	2003	ESA presents SMART-1: Europe to the Moon, the Moon for Europe
11	Jun	2002	ESA develops a smarter way to travel through space
23	Apr	2002	ESA takes a new look at the Moon
14	Jan	2002	Unique tasks for SMART-1 in exploring the Moon

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