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NASA to bomb the moon
This is a discussion on NASA to bomb the moon within the Open Talk forums, part of the General Information category; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/1..._n_311038.html Odd to say the least.....
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| Rest in peace John...  |
10-06-2009, 11:54 AM
Odd? What odd about wanting to generate a debris plume too look for subsurface water. It's not the first impactor mission nor will it be the last. Take look at all the impactor missions we and the russians have flown. The Apollo ascent modules were always impacted to provide sesmic data from sesmic gear set out by the landing crew. Just shows the poor level of science education at the Huffington Post. It's not a bomb but rather an impactor. --------------------------- "The market wants a Leica to be a Leica: the inheritor of tradition, the subject of lore, and indisputably a mark of status to own." Mike Johnston |
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| Account Banned  |
10-06-2009, 12:58 PM
I guess this is considered news now because the impact is scheduled to take place in less than 3 days (0630 CT on October 9). The mission launched in June and has been collecting science data for several weeks. LCROSS Impact Clock Incidentally, a science team (Japanese, I think) announced recently that they have determined from measurements that Moon has about 48 ounces of water per ton of lunar surface material located above 10° from the lunar equator, with the concentration increasing towards the poles. |
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| rebmeM muimerP  |
10-06-2009, 01:34 PM
It's about time! That moons been mocking us long enough  |
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| Press shutter, hear click  |
10-06-2009, 01:51 PM
Todd Hargis alert! If anyone can catch a shot of it, he can. Cool stuff. |
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| Premium Member  |
10-06-2009, 01:52 PM
Cool....I can setup my lens...and see if I can capture anything....this looks like fun...!!! --------------------------- Sigma SD1-M Converted to Nikon F & SD14 One Converted to Nikon F and One Converted to Leica R...... |
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| Forum Master  |
10-06-2009, 02:11 PM
I wonder if a 300 2.8+1.4x+40D will be able to see anything? I'll try at least  |
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| Forum Master |
10-08-2009, 10:20 PM
11 hours to impact, anybody going to attempt to make this a photo-op? |
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| The Sony Alpha Mod  |
10-09-2009, 08:41 AM
I was outside this morning when the first impact hit at 6:35 CST, but I only have a 70-200 with a 2x. Got some nice moon shots but not anywhere near what I needed to see the plume. As for why, if there is a potential source of water on the moon it improves our chances of a sustainable lunar base and potential launching point for further exploration, as well as opens up the possibility of water on other celestial bodies. Do yourself a favor if you check out the video and ignore the comments. They hurt my brain: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/09/n...very-expected/ --------------------------- Sony|SonyIR|Sony NEX|Minolta Film|Polaroid If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine "No one cares how hard you worked...but they will notice if you didn't work hard enough." -Ctein |
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| Forum Master  |
10-09-2009, 09:41 AM
Too bad it was raining here in DFW. --------------------------- "The great green simpleton image I push all the time, the butterball of good-natured fun, is defense." Edward Kienholz, 1970 |
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| Forum Master |
10-09-2009, 12:08 PM
It was pouring all night in Austin. |
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| The Sony Alpha Mod |
10-09-2009, 12:56 PM
We are getting your rain now... --------------------------- Sony|SonyIR|Sony NEX|Minolta Film|Polaroid If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine "No one cares how hard you worked...but they will notice if you didn't work hard enough." -Ctein |
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| Supa Dupa Poster  |
10-09-2009, 01:57 PM
To read the reactions of the terminally stupid, check this out: http://blogs.chron.com/sciguy/archiv..._the_moon.html --------------------------- 5th Generation Texian. (line 2) Watch this, Spot! (line 3) Have I shown you my photos of my grandson? Wait, don't run! Hey! |
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| The Sony Alpha Mod |
10-09-2009, 02:06 PM
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--------------------------- Sony|SonyIR|Sony NEX|Minolta Film|Polaroid If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine "No one cares how hard you worked...but they will notice if you didn't work hard enough." -Ctein | |
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| Forum Regular  |
10-09-2009, 02:53 PM
This just in... Oil has been located on the moon. U.S. Military orders NASA to liberate the oil of the moon from its oppressive and tyrannical orbit around the earth. dmora added 2 Minutes and 53 Seconds later...Double Post Merged Below The comments are hilarious! |
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