… and the flag was still there
Posted: 30 October 2009 12:19 PM   [ Ignore ]
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This is very, very cool: The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, currently orbiting the Moon just 50 km off the surface, has taken more shots of the Apollo 17 landing site… and has seen the actual U.S. flag!

Go see for yourself at Badastronomy.

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Posted: 30 October 2009 12:23 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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Ah. Yes. Very nice pixels. *Nods*

(That is pretty cool, though. smile)

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Posted: 02 November 2009 02:05 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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Yeah right.

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