Just moments before impact, Kaguya's HD camera took this picture. Lunar hills loom in a seemingly distant background.[Space.com] |
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed the planned crash landing has occurred: "Kaguya was impacted to the south-east of near side of the Moon on June 10, 2009 (GMT)," the agency said in a statement.
The probe was launched in September 2007 and completed all of its scheduled observations.
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