2007-04-25 17:16:34 · 7 answers · asked by Ennyla 1 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Satellites orbit the earth and typically have camera's that point downwards towards the surface. These orbits are relatively low compared to that of the moon (which is also a satellite).
To take a picture of the Apollo 11 lunar landing site would require a satellite who's camera was pointed outwards like the Hubble Telescope.
2007-04-25 17:29:41 · answer #1 · answered by Nephroid 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No telescope can take a photo of the flag on the moon. This incorporates the Hubble area Telescope. The flag is basically too small. undergo in recommendations, the Hubble area Telescope takes pictures of gadgets that are very a good distance away *yet* they are mild years for the time of. the different 5 manned missions to the moon each and each landed at a various place on the moon a good distance removed from the place the Apollo 11 flag became placed.
2016-12-16 15:47:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have satellites orbiting the earth not the moon. The moon is in an orbit around the earth and is alot farther away then a satellite orbit.
2007-04-25 17:22:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Provided we had a satalite orbiting the right way to pass over the flag, you'd never see it. go look on google earth and try and spot a flag (from directly above). its like looking for string from 30 miles up.
2007-04-25 17:27:43 · answer #4 · answered by fanoaa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they don't HAVE any satellites circling the moon (Why would they? There's nothing going "on"- to look at!).
2007-04-25 19:00:28 · answer #5 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hasn't been a priority for Hubble.
2007-04-25 17:25:47 · answer #6 · answered by Capernaum12 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Too small to resolve
2007-04-25 17:23:13 · answer #7 · answered by meander 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋