Doomed GRAIL Probes Impact Observed By Lunar Orbiter | Video

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 14:30 in Astronomy & Space

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was tasked with monitoring the impact of the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission probes into the surface of the Moon. The orbiter's LAMP instrument detected the dust plumes.

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