A friend of mine has just taken some breathtaking pictures of the moon (with a Nokon D200 and 600mm lens) The detail is incredible, i can not believe this planet is 250 million miles away...
In staring in amazement at the images, i was wondering where the USA flag is located. ie. "At about 10 o'clock near the biggest creator impact" or near a named location that i could look up on google. BTW my google searches only came up with the hoax theories, most annoying.
Thanks for any relevent or interesting answers. 10 points to the best one of course! Many thanks, Maximus
2006-09-05 11:54:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Thanks to oracle and sGoldPerson... the link was broken and i found this one on the hubble site of the same thing i believe - Inceredible
http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/entire_collection/pr2005029g/
Yes, point taken re; the moon is not a planet... i kind of knew this when i typed planet, but was not sure what to call it... - A setellite maybe.
2006-09-05 12:08:22 · update #1
Here is an image taken of the Apollo 17 landing area:
http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/entire_collection/pr2005029g/
Hubble View of Apollo 17 Landing Region on the Moon
This image showcases Hubble Space Telescope's first high-resolution ultraviolet and visible imaging of the Apollo 17 landing region within the Taurus-Littrow valley of the Moon. Humans last walked and drove on the lunar surface in this region (marked "+" in the image) in December 1972. The image was taken Aug. 16, 2005 by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys. North is at the top of the image. The image was processed by the Hubble Space Telescope Lunar Exploration team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Northwestern University, and the Space Telescope Science Institute.
Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Garvin (NASA/GSFC)
In this link there is a picture of the flag and more detailed explanation of the landing site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_17
2006-09-05 12:03:00 · answer #1 · answered by oracle 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Below is a link to a map showing where the 6 Apollo missions landed. They all left flags (though they are probably in sorry shape after 17-1/2 years in sunlight without even the benefit of any ozone. I wonder if they blacken after the dyes fade? They may have even crumbled.
Buzz Aldrin says the Apollo 11 flag fell over when they took off.
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Moon_Landings.jpg
2006-09-05 12:32:21 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Quark 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is an American flag at each of the six Apollo landing sites.
2006-09-05 13:04:46 · answer #3 · answered by Otis F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the first one is in Mare tranquiltis (?) sea of tranquility, about halfway between mid line north and south and 3 oclock, if tyco is at the bottom.
2006-09-08 18:09:35 · answer #4 · answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Moon isn't a PLANET it is a NATURALLY OCCURING SATELLITE, anyway I think the flag is supposed be near the Sea of Tranquality but not sure.
2006-09-05 12:01:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
it's at the south end next to the seventh peramber just a tiny bit to the left. the russian flag is about seventeen feet to the right.
2006-09-05 12:03:32 · answer #6 · answered by Rude dog 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is at the intersection of Lunar St. and Crater Ave.
2006-09-05 12:01:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
the flag was brought back from the moon it never stayed on the moon.
2006-09-05 12:00:24 · answer #8 · answered by nicholasferebee 2 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Why, are you planning a visit?
2006-09-05 11:57:37 · answer #9 · answered by Alex B 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋