Oct. 9, 2009 UT LCROSS Impact Imaging
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Schedule (Times UT, updated 10/6/09)
- ~02:00 Spacecraft separation
- 08:30 Acquire moon; determine best feature to use for AO lock
- 10:30 Begin impact imaging sequence
- 11:31:19 Centaur impact
- 11:35:45 Shepherding spacecraft impact
- 12:00 End impact imaging sequence
- 14:00 NASA ARC press conference (submit graphics by 12:30)
Finder Charts
PHARO 40" field overlaid on NASA GSFC visualization as seen from Palomar.
Ephemeris, Timelines, Etc.
- Range to impact site is 3.66936 x 10^5 km.
- 40" field of view = 71.2 km.
- .10" resolution = 178 m.
- cabeus_ephem.txt: Ephemeris for moon lat: 310.95, lon: -84.70, alt:0 km.
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