SMART-1: Europe’s Lunar Orbiter
SMART-1 was launched in 2003 from French Guiana, and after a 16 month transfer orbit to the Moon (powered by intermittently using its ion engine) was positioned in a polar…
NELIOTA: Lunar NEO Impacts
NELIOTA was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) at the National Observatory of Athens in February of 2015.It observes the distribution and frequency of small near-earth objects (NEOs) by monitoring lunar impact flashes.NELIOTA…
HERACLES Human Enhanced Robotic Architecture for Lunar Exploration and Science
Assumed Location: Schrödinger crater Estimated Landing year: 2027Vist the Heracles lander and rover website for information. Source: ESA
ESA Lunar Resources Lander
Assumed Location: Shackleton Crater Estimated Landing year: 2025Visit the ESA website for information.
ESA SMART1 Crash Site
Smart-1
Location - Smart-1 - Impact Site ESA Note: Smart-1 imagery is used as one of our Data Sources. Source: ESA