3. Impact Missions
These missions are an extension of the Orbiter Missions. Here, the main spacecraft continues orbiting around the Moon but a part of the spacecraft gets detached and crash lands on the Moon. Because it is ‘impacting’ with the moon during the crash landing, these missions are called Impact Missions.
You may ask what is the use of crash landing? The answer is very simple. The time it takes to crash land, while it is getting closer to the moon’s surface, many instrument readings can be taken at that time. That is why impact missions are also very useful.
