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Ion Rocket to Map Moon with X-Rays

Posted by CmdrTaco on

jralls writes "The Guardian is reporting that a European ion-rocket has taken the last year to reach the moon and is about to enter lunar orbit. Once it slows and gets into a very low orbit, it will probe the surface with x-rays in an effort to solve the long standing puzzle of the moon's origin."

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  1. Where do you think the Moon came from? by mfh · · Score: 2, Funny

    Place your bets!

    I say the moon came from Uranus, what do you say? Here take a survey!

    Survey...

    Uranus
    Another Galaxy
    Mars-sized planet crashed into the earth
    Comet
    Meteor
    Microsoft
    Another Dimension
    It was a spaceship!
    Cowboy Neal

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    1. Re:Where do you think the Moon came from? by MrWim · · Score: 5, Funny
      It was a spaceship!
      AKA "Thats no moon"
  2. Great title by Chairboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    I expected the story to read "But when Flash Gordon approaches, will the moon people fight back with their electro-guns? Watch next week to find out!"

  3. This is insane! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Anyone still using film up there is going to be pissed when their exposures are ruined.

  4. Re:A year to reach the moon? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    They are using euro ions, which require extended committee meetings and discussions before determining the appropriate direction in which to apply their force.

  5. It's from Wisconsin. by bs_02_06_02 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Everyone learns that the moon is made of cheese in the cartoons. I bet they'll say it's from Wisconsin.

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  6. Choose your cheeze by Nomeko · · Score: 1, Funny

    Finally we can have proofs that the moon is made out of cheese..

    I do hope it's cheddar..

  7. Possible Resolution to US moon landing hoax theory by jeoin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will these guys be able to snag some good shots of the trash we left on the moon? Exluding the flag of course, which can't be trash cuz its on a stick.

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  8. New tourist slogan by macrom · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Come to the moon and smell our dairy air!"

    Doesn't quite have the same ring...

  9. A Space Odyssey by Toutatis · · Score: 2, Funny

    Isn't that the way the monolith will be found?

  10. wow by flacco · · Score: 4, Funny

    sobering thought that that headline sounds exactly like something you might hear in a pulp sci-fi movie from the 50's...

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    1. Re: wow by Black+Parrot · · Score: 2, Funny


      > sobering thought that that headline sounds exactly like something you might hear in a pulp sci-fi movie from the 50's...

      Science has finally caught up with fiction!

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  11. Re:A year to reach the moon? by plj · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think they should have used Twin Ion Engines to get a little better acceleration...

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  12. It's George Bush's Moon Mandate. by eBayDoug · · Score: 2, Funny

    Free X-rays for all Moon residents. Take that Canada!

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  13. Just remember... by boola-boola · · Score: 2, Funny

    ....what happened when they probed Mars with X-rays! Watchout! (is Gary Sinise piloting?)