Descripción : The primary scientific objectives of the mission are to return data on the geology, morphology, topography, mineralogy, geochemistry, and exospheric environment of the Moon in order to answer questions about planetary formation accretional processes, origin of the Earth-Moon system, the lunar near/far side dichotomy, long-term volcanic and tectonic activity, thermal and dynamical processes involved in lunar evolution, and external processes on the surface. Composite red postmark of Ariane V 162 and satellites Smart 1 ESA and INSAT 3 E signed by Bernard Lollini.

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ARIANE V 162/516 · SMART 1 (LUNAR ORBITER) · EBIRD 1 & INSAT 3E (SATELLITES) · ARIANE 5G LAST FLIGHT