Japanese Lunar Orbiter Slams Into Moon

he Japanese lunar orbiter Kaguya has completed its main mission. But there was one final scientific endeavor: It slammed into the moon's surface at about 2:25 p.m. EDT (18:25 UT) Wednesday. The impact occured on the near-side of the moon, in the dark area close to the limb, at lunar coordinates 80°E and 64°S, said European astronomers, who mapped out the expected