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Originally posted by Chadwickus
reply to post by K J Gunderson
Same way Luna 16 landed on the moon, took samples and returned them to earth, the Proton rocket!
I bring up the Luna 16 because to me, it is the ultimate proof that man landed on the moon.
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Analysis of the dark basalt material indicated a close resemblance to soil recovered by the American Apollo 12 mission.
[edit on 7/3/10 by Chadwickus]
Originally posted by Kandinsky
Howdy Chad and Mr. Bob
Measuring Moon Distance To Thickness Of A Paperclip
Tom Murphy plans to spend much of the next five years using the Apache Point telescope in New Mexico as a tape measure 239,000 miles long -- give or take a millimeter. He'll employ the telescope, a laser beam and reflectors left by several lunar missions in a technique known as laser ranging to provide the most exacting measure yet of the Earth's distance from the moon. Scientists have long known the center of the moon is about 238,700 miles from the center of Earth. In the early 1970s, the distance was known to within about 25 centimeters (10 inches) but technological advances since the mid-1980s have sharply reduced that margin to about 2 centimeters (less than an inch).
Lunar Laser Ranging
The unmanned Soviet Lunokhod 1 and Lunokhod 2 rovers carried smaller arrays. Reflected signals were initially received from Lunokhod 1, but no return signals have been detected since 1971, at least in part due to some uncertainty in its location on the Moon. Lunokhod 2's array continues to return signals to Earth.[2]
Apollo 11 July 20, 1969: 1 Neil Armstrong 2 Buzz Aldrin
Originally posted by K J Gunderson
Did Russia use it to send people to the moon?
Instead of worrying about defending the moon landings to me, relax a minute. I am not arguing about landing on the moon. I am simply pointing out that the reflectors are not proof of anything when another country also has reflectors yet no men on the moon yet. See my point?
You brought a rocket that proves man walked on the moon to you to point out that it was used in unmanned moon missions. Might want to think that over for a moment.
Tell me, do you doubt we could have built the same things Russia has but better? Just answer that for me.
Originally posted by Chadwickus
It would mean the USSR and USA were in on it together.
In the middle of the Cold War.
Does that make sense?
Originally posted by Kandinsky
Originally posted by JPhish
when Hubble takes close ups of all the equipment left behind by these alleged missions i might believe they went there.
till then, i'm calling shenanigans.
I guess that's your prerogative. I should let you know that you've set the bar a little too high...
[Hubble can't image small objects on the Moon. It wasn't designed for such close distances. The LROC has taken images of landing sites, tracks and equipment and been discussed in several long threads...Why are the LROC images so lousy?
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Hubble FAQs
Can Hubble see the Apollo landing sites on the Moon?
No, Hubble cannot take photos of the Apollo landing sites. An object on the Moon 4 meters (4.37 yards) across, viewed from HST, would be about 0.002 arcsec in size. The highest resolution instrument currently on HST is the Advanced Camera for Surveys at 0.03 arcsec. So anything we left on the Moon cannot be resolved in any HST image. It would just appear as a dot.
Originally posted by IntastellaBurst
reply to post by JPhish
They left reflector's up there that you can shine lazers on.
well you won't see the lazer coming back all that distance, but observatory's can detect the beam as it bounces back.
and how did reflector's get on the moon ??? thats right, you guessed it.
Originally posted by davesidious
reply to post by JPhish
Then you'll just scream and shout about how the photos are faked. There is no reason to think we didn't go to the moon. None. Except paranoia, ignorance of science, and/or an inherent distrust in scientists. It's pathetic, and insulting to those who went and to intelligence in general.
Originally posted by Chadwickus
reply to post by MR BOB
Well if the Apollo missions were faked and if the Luna missions were faked, you do realise what that means don't you?
It would mean the USSR and USA were in on it together.
In the middle of the Cold War.
Does that make sense?
Originally posted by Chadwickus
reply to post by Trappedinspace
Funny you mention Moon Rising.
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