SMART-1 Impact Site (IMAGE) European Space Agency Caption This mosaic of images, obtained by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the SMART-1 landing site on the Moon. AMIE obtained this sequence on Aug. 19, 2006, from the relatively high distance of 1200 kilometers from the surface (far from the SMART-1 perilune, or point of closer approach), with a ground resolution of about 120 meters per pixel. The imaged area, located at mid-southern latitudes on the lunar near-side, belongs to the so-called "Lake of Excellence." To take these images, SMART-1 had to be tilted by 20 degrees in order to obtain a large ground coverage and an image mosaic of several views, each covering an area about 60 kilometers per side. SMART-1's impact is currently expected on Sept. 3 2006, at 07:41 CEST (05:41:51 UT), in the point of 46.2º West longitude and 33.3º South latitude, but it could take place one orbit earlier, at 02:37 CEST (00:37 UT), if an unknown peak is in SMART-1's way. Credit Credits: ESA/Space-X (Space Exploration Institute) Usage Restrictions For non-commercial use only License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.