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Published online 4 September 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060904-1
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Moon mission ends with a bang
Last orbits for triumphant craft produce memorable photo album.
The scientists behind the SMART-1 mission, which ended literally in a blaze of glory at the weekend, have unveiled a series of images taken in the final days of the craft's 3-year voyage.
The pictures show a range of lunar features, including peaks of perpetual sunlight — regions near the lunar north pole that never see shade, and might therefore make promising sites for solar power generators.
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