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Chinese Moon Photo Doctored, Crater Moved
mytrip writes "A controversy over last week's photo of the lunar surface, allegedly from China's lunar spacecraft Chang'e, appears to be resolved. It's real but it isn't. An expert says the photo's resolution shows that it is of recent origin. However, for some inexplicable reason, someone on Earth edited the photo and moved a crater to a different location. 'In the week since the picture was released amid much fanfare in Beijing, there have been widespread rumors that the photo was a fake, copied from an old picture collected by a U.S. space probe. The photo from China's Chang'e 1 orbiter is clearly a higher-resolution view, with sunlight streaming from the northwest rather than the north. The mission's chief scientist, Ouyang Ziyuan, told the Beijing News that a new crater had been spotted on the Chang'e imagery — a crater that didn't appear on the US imagery. Lakdawalla determined that the crater in question wasn't exactly new — instead, it appeared to be a crater that had been moved from one spot on the picture to another spot slightly south.'"
It's a space station.
They moved it to cover up the obelisk!
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... who on earth would do such a thing?
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probably a feng shui thing.
It's hard to believe that's how Micronians are made. Why don't we see it right now by having you both kiss one another?
They should have used the original movie set in New Mexico.
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You know those crazy craters, getting legs and all. Happens all the time.
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The main difference between Chinese and American moon missions: 30 minutes after the Chinese have explored the moon, they feel like exploring it again.
Proverbs 21:19
The US version looks way more realistic.
"A week in the lab saves an hour in the library"
http://xkcd.com/331/
Chuck Norris round-house kicked someones ass into the moon after the previous pictures were taken and created a new crater.
Couldn't the additional small crater seen in the Chinese photo be from an asteroid collision that occurred after the Clementine picture was taken?
Yep, that is exactly what happened. The asteroid hit a rectangle of terrain from another spot in the old photograph and blasted it up in the air.... well of course the moon has no air but you know what I mean... and this rectangle of terrain landed intact at the new location. Quite simple and obvious really.
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- - You can't take something off the Internet! That's like trying to take pee out of a swimming pool.
http://xkcd.com/331/
You'll have to talk to your parents about that one.
Use of the chinese version of photoshop would be easy to test for, it has the lead-based paint bucket in place of the regular one...
Sure, even the most diligent scientists can forget correct procedure when caught up in euphoria or other pressures.
Engineering is the art of compromise.
When can we expect a better moderated Slashdot or people who can read?
That's going to be an in-game feature of Duke Nukem Forever.
Maybe, but the sword will be billed on his family.
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Someone call Richard C. Hoagland!
"The fight for freedom has only just begun." - Geert Wilders
...That's because they didn't use the same original sound stage as NASA's faking of the moon, but soom cheap Chinese Z-movie knock-off. With Philipino actors.
...Yeah, but moving the crater a little bit further south made whole moon a lot more Feng Shui. Letting the Qi flow freely.
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Harry Caray: Hey! Let me ask, what's your favorite planet? Jeff Goldblum: Well... I, uh, don't have a favorite. I find them all fascinating. They're all part of a ...
Harry Caray: [interrupting] Mine's the Sun. Always has been. I like it because it's like, the King of Planets.
Jeff Goldblum: Well, actually Harry, it's not a planet. It's a star.
Harry Caray: Well, planet or star, when that thing burns out, we're all gonna be dead.
Jeff Goldblum: Well, that's true. But it's not gonna burn out for a very long time.
Harry Caray: [crossing fingers] I hope not. [pause] Hey! Doctor, have you ever seen an eclipse?
Jeff Goldblum: Uh, yeah, I've seen many.
Harry Caray: You know, if you stare at it head on, it'll burn your eyes out.
Jeff Goldblum: [breaking character and smiling] Well, it's best not to stare at the sun during an eclipse.
Harry Caray: But it's hard not to. I once took a pair of binoculars and stared at the sun for over an hour.
Harry Caray: Hey! Now Ken, We all know that the moon is not made of green cheese.
Jeff Goldblum: [cracking up] Yes, that's true, Harry.
Harry Caray: But what if it were made of barbecue spare ribs. Would you eat it then?
Jeff Goldblum: [confused] What?
Harry Caray: I know I would. Heck, I'd have seconds. Then polish it off with a tall, cool Budweiser.
Jeff Goldblum: [blank stare]
Harry Caray: I would do it.
Jeff Goldblum: [just playing along] Yeah.
Harry Caray: Would you?
Jeff Goldblum: [cracking up and looking at the audience] I'm confused.
Harry Caray: It's a simple question, doctor. Would ya eat the moon if it were made of ribs?
Jeff Goldblum: I, uh... I don't... I don't know how to answer that, Harry.
Harry Caray: It's not rocket science. Just say yes and we'll move on.
Harry Caray: Hey! What about this Mad Cow Disease?
Jeff Goldblum: [completely cracking up] What about it?
Harry Caray: Well, it was here for a while, then it went away. Your thoughts?
Jeff Goldblum: Yes, yes, it was in the news for a while and then it disappeared from the news.
Harry Caray: Good point! [pause] Gee, I hope I never get it. [long pause] Hey! What about this? If you could choose between being the top scientist in your field, or getting Mad Cow Disease, what would it be?
Jeff Goldblum: [pretending to think about it] Well, of course I would choose to be the top scientist in my field.
Harry Caray: [grasping his hand] Oh good! I was worried you would choose Mad Cow!
http://xkcd.com/202/
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I read it later.
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