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written by Barebones on May 08, 2007 03:45 Can the Hubble telescope see the hardware left on the moon by the Apollo missions? Probably not. This is an excerpt of a Hubble image, at best resolution. The original can be found <a href=http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/entire_collection/pr2005029g/>here. I marked with a red cross the approximate landing site of Apollo 17. These mages were taken at that time by the command module of Apollo 17 in lunar orbit. (Source website <a href=http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~durda/Apollo/ls_17a.html>here.) The left image spans about the area of the red rectangle above. The right image is good enough to show the lunar module of the ground and its shadow. Also, <a href=http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2005/29/image/f>here is an article with a nice picture of the lunar rover exploring that region. └> last changed by Barebones on May 08, 2007 at 04:25 hello! :) felysian written by Hello! :) on May 08, 2007 04:35 Interesting, it *almost* looks like you can see the tracks. Though it could just be the jpeg artifacts (or the post-processing that stitched the images together). Just playing the part of the pessimist. there's science to be done! written by Yash on May 08, 2007 16:25 Hello! said: Interesting, it *almost* looks like you can see the tracks. Though it could just be the jpeg artifacts (or the post-processing that stitched the images together). Just playing the part of the pessimist. You have a good imagination, I can't see anything. the bestest ever written by Medeivalstargazer on May 14, 2007 22:49 Yash said: Hello! said: Interesting, it *almost* looks like you can see the tracks. Though it could just be the jpeg artifacts (or the post-processing that stitched the images together). Just playing the part of the pessimist. You have a good imagination, I can't see anything. Quoted for truth. I can't see the tracks either, and it took me a bit to see the lander. Always have to remember with space photography that the shadows are going to be dark . written by Bellum on Jul 20, 2007 17:19 That picture is proof that there is life on the moon, as the lunar module is obviously in the center of a giant paw print. going nowhere fast... written by Skinnymon on Jul 21, 2007 00:44 Maybe, a Deceptecon print? written by Bellum on Jul 21, 2007 06:40 We can only hope.

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