The Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) captures all phases of Centaur impact

Instruments successfully captured each phase of the impact sequence — the impact flash, the ejecta plume, and the creation of the Centaur crater.

Link: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8734

Time: 19. Oct. 2009

Feed: Astronomy.com - News

Topics: and, centaur, crater, impact