Plasma-sprayed, molten molybdenum particles (~50 µm diameter) were photographed during impact (with velocity ~140 m/s) on metal surfaces that were maintained at room temperature. A droplet approaching the surface was sensed using a photodetector and after a known delay, an 11 ns light pulse was produced to illuminate the spreading splat. A CCD camera captured images of the spreading splat at different angles from the substrate front surface. A rapid two-color pyrometer was used to collect the thermal radiation from the impacting particles to follow the evolution of their temperature and size after impact. Molten molybdenum particles impacting on the surfaces at room temperature disintegrated and splashed, after achieving a maximum diameter larger than 300 µm.