SMART-1:
SMART-1 is the European Space Agency's first trip to the Moon. The spacecraft's primary mission is to test new technologies, including an ion engine and minaturized electronics.

After a 16-month testing cruise, SMART-1 began a secondary mission to map and study the Moon in great detail. The orbiter will explore the darker regions of the Moon's south pole for the first time and take a close look at the 'Peak of Eternal Light,' a lunar mountain perpetually bathed in sunlight and surrounded by craters never touched by light. The craters may contain ice.

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09.27.03:  Launch (23:14 UTC) 11.15.04:  Enter Lunar Orbit 09.03.06:  End of Mission - Impact Lunar Surface Status:  Orbiting Earth's Moon		08.22.07:  SMART-1 Diagnoses Wrinkles and Excess Weight on the Moon 03.12.07:  SMART-1's Bridge to the Future Exploration of the Moon 03.01.07:  SMART-1 Views the Edge of Luna Incognita: Mars on the Moon? More Headlines
SMART-1 stands for Small Missions for Advanced Research and Technology. SMART-1's elliptical - egg-shaped - orbit will range from 10,000 to 300 km (6,200 to 190 miles) above the lunar surface. Nine European countries and the United States are contributing to the SMART-1 mission.		Solar System Bodies: Earth's Moon SMART-1 Multimedia Gallery Lunar science - still plenty left to do! ESA: Where did the Moon come from? Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Moon Regional Planetary Image Facility Consolidated Lunar Atlas ESA's SMART-1 Image Gallery More Links