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SMART-1 to Image Apollo Landing Sites

Posted by Hemos on from the blast-from-the-past dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Space.com is reporting that the European Space Agency's SMART-1 probe is imaging the Apollo landing sites on the moon. The resolution may be good enough to see mineral evidence of the blasts created by landing craft. Photos expected too. The article says it "might put to rest conspiratorial thoughts that U.S. astronauts didn't go the distance and scuff up the lunar landscape." I wouldn't bet my Buzz Aldrin doll that hoax buffs will cease and desist."

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  1. Conspiracy Buffs by elecngnr · · Score: 4, Funny

    It is unlikely, IMHO, that these new pictures will satisfy any of those who do not believe that NASA landed men on the moon. It is much easier to doctor photos these days than to create the conspiracy they believe occurred in the 60's and 70's with the moon landings. In fact, I believe that you could take most of these folks, land them on the moon itself, and they would still claim that they were not actually on the moon, but had fallen victim to some form of mind control. Does anyone know if a tin foil hat will fit inside of a NASA space helmet?

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  2. its a hoax by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    we all know that they will not really be imaging the moon. They have set up secret 'moon bases' to be photographed from space in the nevada desert. The moon itself is even a hoax. is it me or has the whole wold gone crazy!?

  3. Speaking of Buzz... by FuturePastNow · · Score: 4, Funny

    Buzz already knows how to shut up conspiracy theorists. I prefer his method, too.

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    1. Re:Speaking of Buzz... by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 2, Funny

      I think that video was faked. Does anyone know how much Buzz was paid to punch that guy? /joking

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  4. How naive! by Nuffsaid · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who could actually believe that SMART-1 is really circling the Moon? How could it manage that, without smashing into the giant crystal sphere that holds it up? They try to blind us with all this "Ion Engine" technobabble while everybody knows that all you need is a really long ladder to reach the Apollo 11 landing site and see with your own eyes the flag, the lander an all that stuff.
    Some people misdirect their skepticism...

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  5. Re:We landed on the Moon. by LWATCDR · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not to mention that the USSR would have had to be in on the faking of the moon landing. Not bloody likely. I am afraid that this is right up there with "the Holocaust never happened", The world is flat, and network TV is quality entertainment.

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