NASA: Artist's Concept of 2008 lunar impactors
LUNAR IMPACTS: NASA will send dual impactor spacecraft to the moon with the launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, scheduled for October 2008, to search for water ice that could be used during future exploration. In Figure 1 the two spacecraft - a 2,000-kilogram (4,409-pound) spent upper stage...
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