A storm had been approaching the eve of the two unmanned Mars probes jolt nutshell: With 20 minutes of delay Atlas 5, but then began on the night of Thursday to Friday at 23:32 CET time. Through a dense cloud cover shot launcher in the direction of the moon. On board two probes: the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) will be launched in the next twelve months Erdtrabanten the orbit and the various high-tech data on lunar surface, collecting temperature and radiation. The second probe, the Lunar Crater Observation and detection by Satellite (LCROSS), will be in October this year, specifically in one of the unexplored lunar craters and possible collapse existing uncovered water ice.