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Measuring The Distance From Earth To Moon

Posted by timothy on from the technical-challenges dept.

lewiz writes: "Tom Murphy at UW is attempting to measure the distance between the Earth and The Moon to the nearest millimetre according to this BBC News article. 'His tape measure will be a giant telescope at Apache Point in New Mexico. Retroreflectors left on the surface of the Moon by various space missions, including the Apollo 11 lunar landing, will also come in handy.'"

2 of 284 comments (clear)

  1. So? by Carlos+Laviola · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Sorry, but so fucking what, dude? Go do something actually important like trying to find a cure for cancer or AIDS.

  2. Re:Useful? by krogoth · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    He should be contributing to the Linux kernel! Who needs another measure of the distance to the moon?

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