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China Moon Controversy
Status: Not a hoax
Last week Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao released the first photograph taken by the Chang-e 1 lunar probe. The picture showed the surface of the moon. Wen declared, "Chinese people's dream of flying to the moon for more than 1,000 years has started to materialize."But then people on the internet started to point out that the picture looked an awful lot like a NASA picture from 2005. In fact, the two photos looked almost identical. So now the Chinese lunar probe programme is defending itself against charges of fakery.
To be fair to the Chinese, the two photos aren't entirely alike. The shadows are different, and the Chinese photo shows an extra crater. So the similarity is likely a result of the fact that both photos happen to show the same part of the moon. But it's nice to see that China has just as many conspiracy theorists as America does, ready to doubt anything produced by their government space program.
Below are the Chinese (left) and American (right) moon pictures side by side (from the Telegraph). The red circle indicates where the Chinese picture shows an extra crater.
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Categories: Photos/Videos, Science Posted by Alex on Mon Dec 03, 2007 |
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It's not fake. Explanation here: http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001248/
Posted by P.falc on Mon Dec 03, 2007 at 07:48 PM
what I meant to say, the extra crater is an artefact.
Posted by P.falc on Mon Dec 03, 2007 at 07:50 PM
Never believe anyhting until the government has denied it.
Posted by Christopher Cole in Tucson, AZ on Mon Dec 03, 2007 at 10:41 PM
I did not miss Judge Crater, and I do not judge the missing crater, but the greater crater might, right? Chinese to me
Posted by Hairy Houdini on Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 01:26 AM
It's funny to see that a 2 year old NASA photo has better resolution than an up to date Chinese photo. I guess the Chinese haven't gotten around to stealing western imaging technology.
Posted by Viking on Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 12:32 PM
According to the above linked Planetary Society article: http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001248/ the C,lementine resolution was 145 m/pixel, and the Chang'e resolution is a slightly better 120 m/pixel. FYI.
Posted by R on Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 01:34 PM
How come the extra crater is on the US picture on the RIGHT?
Posted by Mark Johnson on Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 04:15 PM
Mark, either you or your monitor is upside down.
Posted by David B. on Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 04:59 PM
What's really amazing is the poor quality of the Chinese photograph. It's a much lower quality that the older NASA pic. Get ready for a series of launch pad and near orbit disasters resulting in Chinese pilots dieing fiery deaths...
www.theskinofmyteeth.com
David B.
Posted by David B. on Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 06:42 PM
www.theskinofmyteeth.com
David B.
Such condescension. No wonder colored people hate our guts. Any other White countries come as far as China?
Posted by Aaron Boyes in Canada on Wed Dec 05, 2007 at 03:43 PM
Aaron, what David means, clearly, is that if the Chinese don't have the technical capability to match the quality of the photograph, it is doubtful that they have the technology to be succesful in getting people into orbit. I disagree, I think the Chinese have just as good a chance as the Russians or we had decades ago. However, you sound like someone who makes a profession out of being easily offended.
Posted by Christopher Cole in Tucson, AZ on Wed Dec 05, 2007 at 04:14 PM
Emily Lakdawalla of Planetary Society said Chang'e 1 image of the moon isn't fake.
http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001248/
I think she jumped to a conclusion too quick. Does she aware China is expert in counterfeit? The main question is: how come ONLY ONE PICTURE?
Japanese's Kaguya sent back many pictures and moving images.
I won't believe it until I see the second picture!
paul
Posted by paul in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Wed Dec 05, 2007 at 04:36 PM
http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001248/
I think she jumped to a conclusion too quick. Does she aware China is expert in counterfeit? The main question is: how come ONLY ONE PICTURE?
Japanese's Kaguya sent back many pictures and moving images.
I won't believe it until I see the second picture!
paul
'it is doubtful that they have the technology to be successful in getting people into orbit.'
According to ww.space.com/missionlaunches/, the Chinese have had several successful launches of manned craft in 2005 and are in fcat at about a comparable levenl to the US at the time of the late lamented Gemini project.
not bad for people who cannot use forks, eh? ( Sorry, redneck joke )
Posted by DFStuckey in Auckland New Zealand on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 04:36 AM
According to ww.space.com/missionlaunches/, the Chinese have had several successful launches of manned craft in 2005 and are in fcat at about a comparable levenl to the US at the time of the late lamented Gemini project.
not bad for people who cannot use forks, eh? ( Sorry, redneck joke )
I would like to see a follow up: one thing I have noticed is that only ONE (1) photo has ever been released by China. ONE! When other countries send stuff up, hundreds, even thousands of photos are obtained. Here, we have one. Did the probe break down? Did it fly by the moon and not enter orbit? Why only one photo?
Posted by Jake in USA on Thu Sep 25, 2008 at 04:19 PM
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