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Article: Isles to get prime view of crash course on moon
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- Honolulu Star - Bulletin
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- October 31, 2007
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Hawaii will have a front-row view for a spectacular rocket crash on the moon in early 2009, say those planning the project at the NASA/Ames Research Center.
The launch is being timed for optimal viewing conditions from Mauna Kea's telescopes, said Jennifer Heldmann, observation campaign coordinator. Isle residents also should be able to see the moon show with a "modest telescope," she said.
"It's really an exploration mission," principal investigator Anthony Colaprete said in a telephone interview. "We're going to a place we've never been before, to impact a dark crater whose floor has never seen the light of sun for 2 to 3 ...
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