Contour of the SMART-1 impact flash

This near-infrared image, taken by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT), shows a contour map of the SMART-1 impact flash occurring on 3 September 2006, at 07:42 CEST (05:42 UT).

The flash was so bright that the image is saturated. The North (upper portion) and South (lower portion) of the flash are not identical, with a clear elongation on the south side in the direction of the spacecraft's motion.