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SMART-1
 
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Telescopic view of the whole Moon seen from Earth
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Solar-electric propulsion can open the door to a whole new era of space exploration
 
 
SMART-1 artist's impression
Artist's impression of SMART-1

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SMART -1
Concept of the SMART-1 spacecraft in lunar orbit
 
 
SMART-1 scanning the Moon's surface
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How three remote-sensing instruments on SMART-1 will scan the Moon's surface during one pass. Repeated passes will gradually fill in the picture.

Credits: ESA 2002. Illustration by Medialab.
 
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SMART-1
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SMART-1 is the first of ESA’s Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology. It is heading for the Moon using a solar-electric propulsion system and carrying a range of miniaturised instruments. As well as testing new technology, SMART-1 will make the first comprehensive inventory of key chemical elements in the lunar surface. It will also investigate the theory that the Moon was formed following the violent collision of a smaller planet with Earth, 4500 million years ago.

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  Last update: 21 August 2009 
 
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