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Written by Jonathan Bradshaw   

From 04:00 on the 11th of June 2009, we will be broadcasting the Japanese lunar orbiter Kaguya (originally called Selene) ending its two years of science with a final impact experimenton the moon. What will we see? Knowbody knows!·Update: We know now - Nothing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

However for those who wanted to know the outcome, have a look at these infrared images taken by the Anglo Australian Telescope:

Kaguya Impact from AAT

Kaguya Impact: IRIS2- AAT - 4 frm, flash in 2, faint in 3 & 4.
2.3 µm nbf - TS=1s ex/0.6s by Jeremy Bailey and Steve Lee

 

Last Updated on Sunday, 12 July 2009 16:39
 


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