Evan Burton Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Latest LRO images, this time from the Apollo 12 site. Even better images are due of other sites as the LRO orbit gets lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen Turner Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Evan, how close to the surface is the LRO going to get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Burton Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 I'm unsure, but closer still. Let me get back to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Burton Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 50 km final altitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen Turner Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 50 km final altitude. Thanks, thats pretty close, the images should be even clearer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen Turner Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Of course, the truth is that no matter how clear the images are the hoaxers will simply say that NASAs had four decades to plant it, indeed, according to the "backwards speech" thread the LMs were sent down with the original missions, just minus any Astronauts, where they mechanically grabed moon rocks, so thats that mystery explained then LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Burton Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 LOL! Nah. They'll claim they were sent down - sans astronauts - much later, probably the 90s or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Greer Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Ahem. Photoshop. (Grabs coat and runs off down to the pub). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Burton Posted September 5, 2009 Author Share Posted September 5, 2009 Ahem.Photoshop. (Grabs coat and runs off down to the pub). KILL THE HERETIC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Burton Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 The Apollo 17 site. Case closed - Apollo really did happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ecker Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Fake Dutch 'Moon Rock' Revealed A treasured piece at the Dutch national museum - a supposed moon rock from the first manned lunar landing - is nothing more than petrified wood, curators say. It was given to former Prime Minister Willem Drees during a goodwill tour by the three Apollo-11 astronauts shortly after their moon mission in 1969. When Mr Drees died, the rock went on display at the Amsterdam museum. At one point it was insured for around $500,000 (£308,000), but tests have proved it was not the genuine article. The Rijksmuseum, which is perhaps better known for paintings by artists such as Rembrandt, says it will keep the piece as a curiosity. "It's a good story, with some questions that are still unanswered," Xandra van Gelder, who oversaw the investigation that proved the piece was a fake, was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. "We can laugh about it." The "rock" had originally been been vetted through a phone call to Nasa, she added. The US agency gave moon rocks to more than 100 countries following lunar missions in the 1970s. US officials said they had no explanation for the Dutch discovery. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8226075.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Lewis Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 (edited) Fake Dutch 'Moon Rock' RevealedA treasured piece at the Dutch national museum - a supposed moon rock from the first manned lunar landing - is nothing more than petrified wood, curators say. It was given to former Prime Minister Willem Drees during a goodwill tour by the three Apollo-11 astronauts shortly after their moon mission in 1969. When Mr Drees died, the rock went on display at the Amsterdam museum. At one point it was insured for around $500,000 (£308,000), but tests have proved it was not the genuine article. The Rijksmuseum, which is perhaps better known for paintings by artists such as Rembrandt, says it will keep the piece as a curiosity. "It's a good story, with some questions that are still unanswered," Xandra van Gelder, who oversaw the investigation that proved the piece was a fake, was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. "We can laugh about it." The "rock" had originally been been vetted through a phone call to Nasa, she added. The US agency gave moon rocks to more than 100 countries following lunar missions in the 1970s. US officials said they had no explanation for the Dutch discovery. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8226075.stm The very article you quoted said "The US agency gave moon rocks to more than 100 countries following lunar missions in the 1970s". This on the other hand was given in 1969 (before samples were given out) and to a private citizen. It was also far bigger than any official sample given out, did not have a mount and the accompanying plaque did NOT say it was a Moon rock. Most importantly, it is obviously, to anybody familiar with rocks and/or petrified wood, NOT a Moon rock as was quickly found out when somebody with a bit of scientific background took a look at it. Seems more like a case of somebody who didn't know any better just assumed it was a Moon rock. Edited October 29, 2009 by Matthew Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ecker Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Seems more like a case of somebody who didn't know any better just assumed it was a Moon rock. Right. The three Apollo 11 astronauts who presented it to the prime minister didn't know it was petrified wood. Or maybe they did know, and were simply classless jerks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Lewis Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Seems more like a case of somebody who didn't know any better just assumed it was a Moon rock. Right. The three Apollo 11 astronauts who presented it to the prime minister didn't know it was petrified wood. Or maybe they did know, and were simply classless jerks. Except it wasn't presented to the prime minister by the Apollo astronauts but by an ambassador and from what I've read it was more of a personal gift, not presented in any ceremony or presentation. Again, there is no mount, the plaque doesn't say it is a Moon rock, it is far bigger than any other sample given out and it was a full year before any samples were given out. Again, seems more like a case of somebody who didn't know any better just assumed it was a Moon rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ecker Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Except it wasn't presented to the prime minister by the Apollo astronauts but by an ambassador and from what I've read it was more of a personal gift, not presented in any ceremony or presentation. You obviously know more about the story than I do. The article says the item was given to the prime minister during a goodwill tour by the astronauts. If that doesn't imply that the astronauts gave it to him, I don't know what does. Also note that NASA reportedly confirmed that it was a moon rock. Lots of practical jokers around that place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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