This oblique view of the lunar surface was taken on 2 September 2006 by the AMIE camera on board SMART-1 during the last few orbits prior to Moon impact, and shows the Moon's horizon.
This view was captured during the imaging session which took place bewteen 15:19 and 17:34 CEST (17:19 - 19:34 UT).
SMART-1 was an ESA mission and the first European spacecraft to travel to and orbit around the Moon, launched on 27 September 2003. The mission ended on 3 September 2006 by a controlled lunar impact.
This image is part of a set of more than 100 that have just been re-released under a Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO licence as part of ESA’s Open Access initiative. Read more at
open.esa.int/the-moon-by-smart-1/
Credit: ESA/Space-X (Space Exploration Institute),
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO 