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SMART-1 end of life shallow regolith impact simulations

Foing, B.; Burchell, M. J.; Cole, M. J. +3 more

The SMART-1 end-of-life impact with the lunar surface was simulated with impacts in a two stage light-gas gun onto inclined basalt targets with a shallow surface layer of sand. This simulated the probable impact site, where a loose regolith will have overlaid a well consolidated basaltic layer of rock. The impact angles used were at 5° and 10° fro…

Improved Views of the Moon in the Early Twenty First Century: A Review

Yang, Hongwei; Zhao, Wenjin

The twenty first century was an exciting epoch in planetary exploration, when a large number of lunar scientific achievements were accomplished. New missions in the first decade of the twenty first century have herald a new and exciting phase in lunar exploration, including LRO, LCROSS, the dual GRAIL orbiters, Kaguya, Chandrayaan 1, and the Chang…