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Could a space telescope be pointed at the site of the moon landings to prove that humans really did land there?

Why can't one of our space telescopes, capable of seeing galaxies many light years away, be pointed at the site of the moon landings where one can assume there are some remnants from the visits.

Would this definitely prove to any sceptics that humans landed on the moon? It would be a nice way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first landing.

Liza Brooks, Shrivenham, Wiltshire, UK

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Answered by Anonymous
on 2009-07-08 18:23:22

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A determined conspiracy theorist is able to reject any data or proof put before them!

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Asked by Michael Marshall
on 2009-07-08 17:02:01

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Last edited on: 2010-03-24 14:51:33

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Tags: Space, moon, conspiracytheory, hoax, Apollo, landing, telescope.

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Could a space telescope be pointed at the site of the moon landings to prove that humans really did land there?

Why can't one of our space telescopes, capable of seeing galaxies many light years away, be pointed at the site of the moon landings where one can assume there are some remnants from the visits.

Would this definitely prove to any sceptics that humans landed on the moon? It would be a nice way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first landing.

Liza Brooks, Shrivenham, Wiltshire, UK

Editorial status: In magazine.

(2 votes) average rating:5

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Answered by Laura Halliday
on 2009-07-08 18:45:04

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It would have to be awfully big.The smallest detail Hubble can resolve on the surface of the Moon is about 70 meters across. To resolve Apollo hardware would require approximately 100 times greater resolution, so a telescope 100 times larger: 250 meters aperture.The smallest details I can see from my back yard are 1.5 to 2 kilometers across, like the small craters on the floor of Plato.The whole exercise is pointless, in any case: conspiracy theorists are not interested in facts.

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Asked by Michael Marshall
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Could a space telescope be pointed at the site of the moon landings to prove that humans really did land there?

Why can't one of our space telescopes, capable of seeing galaxies many light years away, be pointed at the site of the moon landings where one can assume there are some remnants from the visits.

Would this definitely prove to any sceptics that humans landed on the moon? It would be a nice way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first landing.

Liza Brooks, Shrivenham, Wiltshire, UK

Editorial status: In magazine.

(2 votes) average rating:5

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Answered by Charles
on 2009-07-08 18:49:38

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Are there not 4 satellites orbiting the moon, which mapped the Dark Side?And why not just move the Hubble deeper and/or farther away from Earth to do this kind of imaging?It not like we cant get to it, or communicate and recieve images! DUH!

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Asked by Michael Marshall
on 2009-07-08 17:02:01

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Last edited on: 2010-03-24 14:51:33

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Tags: Space, moon, conspiracytheory, hoax, Apollo, landing, telescope.

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Could a space telescope be pointed at the site of the moon landings to prove that humans really did land there?

Why can't one of our space telescopes, capable of seeing galaxies many light years away, be pointed at the site of the moon landings where one can assume there are some remnants from the visits.

Would this definitely prove to any sceptics that humans landed on the moon? It would be a nice way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first landing.

Liza Brooks, Shrivenham, Wiltshire, UK

Editorial status: In magazine.

(2 votes) average rating:5

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Answered by Anonymous
on 2009-07-08 18:55:27

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Uh, what makes you think that the people who don#39;t believe man landed on the moon will believe pictures from a space-borne telescope?

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Asked by Michael Marshall
on 2009-07-08 17:02:01

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Last edited on: 2010-03-24 14:51:33

Categories: Technology.

Tags: Space, moon, conspiracytheory, hoax, Apollo, landing, telescope.

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Could a space telescope be pointed at the site of the moon landings to prove that humans really did land there?

Why can't one of our space telescopes, capable of seeing galaxies many light years away, be pointed at the site of the moon landings where one can assume there are some remnants from the visits.

Would this definitely prove to any sceptics that humans landed on the moon? It would be a nice way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first landing.

Liza Brooks, Shrivenham, Wiltshire, UK

Editorial status: In magazine.

(2 votes) average rating:5

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Answered by Anonymous
on 2009-07-08 22:03:46

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ieve one of the artifacts left at the landing site was a laser reflector. there is a man somewhere quieting going into his lab every day and measureing the distane to this reflector with his laser ranging telescope. He has been at it for 40 years, like I guess you cant prove it was actually handled by the astronauts, but there must be other things in the area that would reflect the signal, so lidar mapping?? Ok who is going to pay?

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