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Images of Apollo Landing Sites Soon Available

Posted by timothy on from the that'll-show-'em dept.

eric.brasseur writes "The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has entered lunar orbit in perfect shape. From a height of 50 km, it will image the Moon in high resolution. The hardware left by the Apollo missions will be clearly visible. The Soviet automatic probes will also be photographed. Previous best images were made by the Japanese probe Kaguya and showed a white patch where the dust had been blown away by the blast of the LM engine."

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  1. Re:God dammit by Fred+Ferrigno · · Score: 5, Informative

    We've had proof for a long time. The nutjobs just don't want to believe it. For one thing, they left reflectors on the moon that can bounce back laser signals. Mythbusters even did it.

    I'm sure the nutjobs will find some excuse not to believe this too.