Editing SMART-1 (section)

===Lunar impact===

SMART-1 impacted the Moon's surface, as planned, on 3 September 2006 at 05:42:22 [[Universal Coordinated Time|UTC]], ending its mission. Moving at approximately 2,000&nbsp;m/s (4,500&nbsp;mph), SMART-1 created an impact visible with ground telescopes from Earth. It is hoped that not only will this provide some data simulating a [[meteor impact]], but also that it might expose materials in the ground, like water ice, to [[spectroscopy|spectroscopic analysis]].

ESA originally estimated that impact occurred at {{Coord|34.4|S|46.2|W|globe:Moon}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/SEMBY5BVLRE_0.html|title=SMART-1 impacts Moon |date=3 September 2006 |website=[[European Space Agency]] |access-date=3 September 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060905050753/http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/SEMBY5BVLRE_0.html |archive-date=5 September 2006}}</ref> In 2017, the impact site was identified from [[Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter]] data at {{coord|34.262|S|46.193|W|globe:Moon}}.<ref name="astromag" /> At the time of impact, the Moon was visible in North and South America, and places in the Pacific Ocean, but not Europe, Africa, or western Asia.

This project has generated data and know-how that will be used for other missions, such as the ESA's [[BepiColombo]] mission to [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]].