Friday 18 April 2014
LADEE probe hits the Moon at 3,600 mph
In space, no one can hear you hit the Moon at near-hypersonic speed. Today, NASA's Ames Research Center announced that the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) made a controlled impact on the far side of the Moon some time between 9:30 and 10:30 pm PDT on Thursday, bringing to an end its mission to study the lunar atmosphere... Continue Reading LADEE probe hits the Moon at 3,600 mph
Section: Space
Tags: Impact, LADEE, Moon, NASA, Spacecraft
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