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==Important events and discoveries== {| align="right" |- style="vertical-align: bottom;" | | |} *27 September 2003: SMART-1 launched from the European Spaceport in Kourou by an [[Ariane 5]] launcher. *17 June 2004: SMART-1 took a test image of Earth with the camera that would later be used for Moon closeup pictures. It shows parts of Europe and Africa. It was taken on 21 May with the AMIE camera. *2 November 2004: Last [[perigee]] of Earth orbit. *15 November 2004: First [[perilune]] of lunar orbit. *15 January 2005: Calcium detected in [[Mare Crisium]]. *26 January 2005: First close up pictures of the lunar surface sent back. *27 February 2005: Reached final orbit around the Moon with an orbital period of about five hours. *15 April 2005: The search for [[Peak of Eternal Light|PEL]]s begins. *3 September 2006: Mission ends with a planned crash into the Moon during orbit number 2,890.<ref>[http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/SEMV386LARE_0.html ESA β SMART-1 β Intense final hours for SMART-1<!-- Bot generated title -->] www.esa.int</ref>
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