2007-08-02 11:08:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
So if i had a really good telescope I could see one?
2007-08-02 12:01:41 · update #1
These are the six Apollo Landing sites. There is an American flag planted at each. All are far to small to be seen by any telescope on Earth.
Apollo 11......The Sea of Tranquility
Apollo 12.......The Ocean of Storms
Apollo 14.......The Fra Maura Highlands
Apollo 15.......Hadley Appenine region
Apollo 16.......Descarte Highlands
Apollo 17.......Taurus-Litthrow
2007-08-02 12:56:56 · answer #1 · answered by ericbryce2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each mission left a flag. But you'll never be able to see them. The Moon is a quarter million miles away, but the flags are no more than a few feet across. This translates to an angular size of under 1 milliarcsecond, which is far beyond any instrument's current resolution. Not even the Hubble telescope can approach that level of resolution.
2007-08-02 12:05:04 · answer #2 · answered by clitt1234 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, the one planted by Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin is in the Sea of Tranquility. They also carred ALL the worlds flags to the moon in a special pack, which was left. When the ascent stage of the LM was fired, the flag they planted fell over.
There were 5 other manned landing sites (Ocean of Storms, Fra Mauro highlands, Hadley Rille, Descartes crater, and the Taurus Littrow valley, each crew planted the American Flag.
In addition, there were Russian probes that had Russian emblems on their landers (No true flag) Luna 2, 9, 13, 16, 17, 20, 21, and 24; And, a number of Surveyor probes sent by the US which soft-landed also, each with an American flag painted on it.
(I won't count the impact probes... they probably had flags painted on, but the Ranger craft really was an impact probe.)
2007-08-02 11:16:12 · answer #3 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is an American flag at each of the six Apollo landing sites.
2016-05-21 03:37:21 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally, Sea of tranquility, although some argue it is a movie set in Glendale
2007-08-02 11:28:22 · answer #5 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it had to be on the bright side, I guess. Not the dark side. I would like to see the flag on that side...
2007-08-02 12:29:05 · answer #6 · answered by AD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~durda/Apollo/landing_sites.html
If you visit that site you can see the landing sites and zoom in on them.
However, you'll never see any of the hardware left behind there. It is just too small and too far away.
2007-08-02 22:43:05 · answer #7 · answered by Jason T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each apollo mission planted a flag.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/Apollo/landsites.htm
2007-08-02 11:11:26 · answer #8 · answered by Brian L 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think the sea of tranquility
2007-08-02 11:11:36 · answer #9 · answered by demberdoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋