ESAESA Informação Local Portugal
   
Multimedia
ESA - Galería de ImágenesEuronews Space in Portuguès
Serviços
CalendárioRSS feedsRegiste-se
 
 
 
Bookmark and Share
 
 
 
 
SMART-1, a ponte para a futura exploração da Lua
 
9 Março 2007

SMART-1 mission at the Moon
Download:
 HI-RES JPEG (Size: 1530 kb)
Artist's impression of ESA's SMART-1 mission at the Moon. SMART-1 was launched in September 2003, and arrived to the Moon on 15 November 2004, after a long spiralling around during which it tested new technologies, including solar-electric propulsion for future applications in interplanetary travels. The mission ended through lunar impact on 3 September 2006.

Credits: ESA - AOES Medialab
 
 
Location of SMART-1 impact
Download:
 HI-RES JPEG (Size: 953 kb)  HI-RES TIFF (Size: 9410 kb)
This artist's impression shows the location of the SMART-1 impact on the Moon surface, expected for 3 September 2006 at 07:41 CEST (05:41 UT), with an uncertainty of plus or minus 7 hours, due to the unknown lunar topography.

The expected coordinate for impact are 36.44º south of latitude and 46.25º west of longitude.. The impact site will be on the lunar area called ‘Lake of Excellence’, located at mid-southern latitudes. This area is very interesting from the scientific point of view. It is a volcanic plane area surrounded by highlands, but also characterised by ground heterogeneities.

Credits: ESA - C. Carreau

 
 
SMART-1
ESA Bulletin
SMART-1
Artigos relacionados
How SMART-1 has made European space exploration smarterSMART-1 impact simulated in a laboratory sand-boxSMART-1 impact flash and debris: crash scene investigationSMART-1 swan song: valuable data until final momentsSMART-1 impact updateESA's Moon mission ends successfullyImpact landing ends SMART-1 mission to the MoonSMART-1 star tracker views the Moon in earthshine (UPDATED)Amateur observers prepare to watch SMART-1 impactIntense final hours for SMART-1Low altitude flying with coarse maps – determining the time of SMART-1 impact
Links relacionados
ILEWG International Lunar Exploration Working GroupISU International Space UniversityLunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)Chandrayaan-1
Related bulletins
Electric propulsion on SMART-1
 
 
 
   Copyright 2000 - 2011 © European Space Agency. All rights reserved.