On this day in 2006 - September 3rd - ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft ended its mission when it was deliberately crashed into the Moon's surface.

SMART-1 spent 16 months testing testing innovative and miniaturised space technologies. It also produced detailed maps of the Moon's chemical make-up, to help refine theories about its birth.


Mona Evans
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