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Moon pictures show traces left by astronauts

Independent.co.uk says:

High resolution pictures of the surface of the Moon released by Nasa four decades after the last astronauts touched down on its surface reveal footsteps, landing craters and other evidence of man's lunar explorations.

The images taken by the US space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter are the sharpest photographs ever taken from space of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites.

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Crazay4611d ago

These are pretty sweet pics. I'd really like to see them go back there in the modern age.

theonlylolking4610d ago

Going to the moon is a waste of resources.

theonlylolking4610d ago

We cannot bring any useful resources back from the moon that would make a trip to the moon worth it.

Crazay4610d ago

How do you know that? Its not like they've been up there with the technology we have today. They might well find something worthwhile - They've really only researched a really small portion of that moon.

fatstarr4611d ago

so i guess the landing wasn't faked or staged?

might put a big hole in a lot of conspiracy theories.

Killzoned4610d ago

LOL clearly an edited picture, say that to an astronomer with an 16in telescope. They can't see shit up there

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NASA radar images show stadium-sized asteroid tumbling by Earth during flyby

The asteroid zoomed by Earth at a perfectly safe distance of around 1.8 million miles (2.9 kilometers).

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Odysseus mission to be cut short after moon lander's sideways touchdown

Engineers expect to lose contact with the private US moon lander Odysseus on Tuesday, cutting short the mission after its sideways touchdown last week.

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NASA: Despite lost contact, there is still hope for the $32.7 million Capstone spacecraft

NASA announced Tuesday that a $32.7 million Capstone spacecraft intended to try out a skewed lunar orbit had lost contact, but agency engineers are confident

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