2006-09-14 04:06:43 · 9 answers · asked by Courageous Capt. Cat 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Hi. Yes. They left a retro-reflector that we bounce a laser onto. Any light that hits the reflector is bounced back in the direction it came from. We can't see the flag because we are looking straight down on it... ( that's an old astronomers joke!)
2006-09-14 04:09:29 · answer #1 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mirrors on the moon are used to reflect a laser back to Earth. This is also used to show the Moon's wobble from the last major meteor impact seen from Earth. There is not a telescope large enough to resolve such a short distance on the moon. Hubble can resolve a 100 meters on the moon. However, this is not enough to show us that we were there.
2006-09-14 17:25:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is no. So if you want to disprove the conspiracy theorists, you're out of luck.
But like the first guy said, a retro reflector was left behind. It is used to calculate the distance of the moon from the earth. Just shoot a laser at it and count how long it takes to return and presto, you get a precise distance measurement.
2006-09-14 11:15:59 · answer #3 · answered by mmmodem123 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there were retroreflector mirrors left on the moon, and these are being routinely used to measure the distance to the moon and thereby test the theory of General Relativity.
2006-09-14 11:36:59 · answer #4 · answered by cosmo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have left stuff on the moon such as a flag which we can not see, and the lunar rover and other equipment. I think that we did leave a mirror for bouncing lasers. We do have rock samples we brought back.
2006-09-14 11:26:49 · answer #5 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No telescopes are that powerful, because you are looking for something so small from somewhere far away. That would be like trying to see a flea on a dog that is standing 10 ft away.
2006-09-14 11:20:55 · answer #6 · answered by johngrobmyer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The really big telescopes can only see features that are a mile and a half or more in diameter.
2006-09-14 11:27:35 · answer #7 · answered by Dan C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can't "see", with our eyes, through a telescope, any physical evidence, but we can bounce lasers off of retroreflectors that were left behind.
So we can "detect" evidence, but not exactly "see" it.
2006-09-14 11:14:09 · answer #8 · answered by Zhimbo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,they left all kinds of junk when they where there,beer cans,a wrecked lunar rover,( they were all drunk and rolledit ) ect....you need a 600 power telescope to see it,slobs
2006-09-14 11:38:11 · answer #9 · answered by john doe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋