Kaguya, End-of-Life

When the Kaguya (SELENE) probe impacted the lunar surface on June 10th, it broadcast images in HD up to the final moments of the craft. JAXA has release those images on the Kaguya site, and here they are for your viewing pleasure, in order:

Kaguya's final moments (1 of 7)
Kaguya's final moments (2 of 7)
Kaguya's final moments (3 of 7)
Kaguya's final moments (4 of 7)
Kaguya's final moments (5 of 7)
Kaguya's final moments (6 of 7)
Kaguya's final moments (7 of 7)

…at which point, this happened:

Kaguya Impact, by Jeremy Bailey and Steve Lee

Kaguya Impact: IRIS2- AAT - 4 frm, flash in 2, faint in 3 & 4.
2.3 µm nbf - TS=1s ex/0.6s by Jeremy Bailey and Steve Lee

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