Darmstadt we have impact !

Europe's first probe to the Moon, SMART-1, crashed onto the lunar surface as scheduled at 7.42 am (0542 GMT) Sunday, ending a successful 16-month mission, the European Space Agency announced.
SMART-1 smashed into the Moon at a speed of two kilometres per second (4,500mph) in a plain called the Lake of Excellence on the southwestern side of the Moon's face.

The probe fell in exactly the right place after a "pretty spectacular" drop, said Bernard Von Weyhe, spokesman for the ESA, which was able to follow its trajectory by telescope.

Von Weyhe said the probe had thrown up significant amounts of material on impact, which will allow scientists to carry out further tests on the crash site.

According to the scientist in charge of the mission, Bernard Foing, the impact will have left a crater measuring three to 10 metres in diameter.

Over the past three years, operating with a full-time staff of just seven and a total budget of just 120 million euros (151 million dollars), the little probe has been patiently testing new technology that one day could help put Man on Mars.

Scientists also believe it will yield a fresh look at the Moon, revealing Earth's satellite as a place of surprising complexity and promise rather than a lifeless rock with little to offer except grey dust.