2006-12-08 02:56:40 · 10 answers · asked by moaistatue 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No because if they did land there they wouldn't be able to communicate with earth. I remember when they were orbiting around the dark side it was tense for the ground crew because they couldn't communicate with them.
2006-12-08 03:01:27 · answer #1 · answered by Sean 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First of all, there were six moon landings, not just one: Apollo 11,12,14,15,16,17. All together, 12 men have stepped on the moon.
Next, there is no 'dark side of the moon' except for the side that is currently opposite the sun. This is just like the earth at night.
There is, however, a 'far side of the moon'. That is, there is a side that is always invisible from earth. It still gets light when the moon is in the right position (when we see a crescent or new moon).
The moon landings were all on the near side of the earth because of safety reasons: Houston wanted to be able to communicate with the astronauts while they were on the moon. If they had landed on the far side, the moon would have been in the way! However, they did see the far side while orbiting the moon. During those times, communication was impossible and it was a rather tense time, especially for Apollo 13, which had equipment failures and was not able to actually land on the moon.
2006-12-08 12:47:25 · answer #2 · answered by mathematician 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The so called "dark side" of the moon is a misnomer, because all parts of the moon receive the same amount of sunlight. Most people refer to the "dark side" as the side that faces away from Earth. This is more properly referred to as the "far side"
To answer your question, the answer is no. All six Apollo lunar landings occurred on the "near" side of the moon facing Earth.
(They also landed during the early lunar local morning where sunlight provided optimal illumination of the landing site.)
2006-12-08 11:08:48 · answer #3 · answered by Meresa 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
(1) there was not ONE, but many, so it's "were the manned lunar landingS"
(2) no of course they were NOT on the dark side. On the dark side you have (a) permanent night which makes it a big problem to see things or requires a lot of artificial light which consumes power, (b) no sun light so you cannot use solar panles to generate electric power, (c) it gets very cold so you'd need a lot of power just to keep the astronauts warm, and (d) you could not communicate with the astronauts at all. Enough for you? ;-)
2006-12-08 11:10:49 · answer #4 · answered by AntoineBachmann 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No... and by the way, there is no "Dark Side" of the moon unless you're talking about the Pink Floyd album. There is a far side of the moon, but it's not always dark, it' only totally dark when the moon is full.
2006-12-08 11:06:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Photos show the moon landing in daylight. Where the moon was in relationship to the earth, sun, and an observer at that time would be important in answering the question.
2006-12-08 11:08:13 · answer #6 · answered by PreCursor 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Nope -- it would have been too cold, and the moon would have blocked radio transmissions.
All the U.S. manned lunar landing sites were in view of the Earth.
2006-12-08 11:00:02 · answer #7 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
There is no dark side of the moon really, matter of fact its all dark.
2006-12-08 11:06:14 · answer #8 · answered by Diadem 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
no aliens were there
2006-12-08 12:33:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no it was not
2006-12-08 10:59:34 · answer #10 · answered by midnighttoker 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋