LRO Sees Apollo Landing Sites

Final proof

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has returned its first imagery of the Apollo moon landing sites. The pictures show the Apollo missions' lunar module descent stages sitting on the moon's surface, as long shadows from a low sun angle make the modules' locations evident. This is the final nail in the coffin of all conspiracy theories, or is it?
Map of different sites of Apollo 14. You can even see the footprints, which are a highly trafficked area, like a worn carpet in the entrance of an old house.

Map of different sites of Apollo 14. You can even see the footprints, which are a highly trafficked area, like a worn carpet in the entrance of an old house.

Just in time for the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission NASA released the highest resolution pictures of Apollo landing sites ever seen.

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, or LROC, was able to image five of the six Apollo sites, with the remaining Apollo 12 site expected to be photographed in the coming weeks.

The satellite reached lunar orbit June 23 and captured the Apollo sites between July 11 and 15. Though it had been expected that LRO would be able to resolve the remnants of the Apollo mission, these first images came before the spacecraft reached its final mapping orbit. Future LROC images from these sites will have two to three times greater resolution.

We cannot wait to hear what conspiracy theorists have to say now.

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LRO Sees Apollo Landing Sites

Final proof

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has returned its first imagery of the Apollo moon landing sites. The pictures show the Apollo missions' lunar module descent stages sitting on the moon's surface, as long shadows from a low sun angle make the modules' locations evident. This is the final nail in the coffin of all conspiracy theories, or is it?
Map of different sites of Apollo 14. You can even see the footprints, which are a highly trafficked area, like a worn carpet in the entrance of an old house.

Map of different sites of Apollo 14. You can even see the footprints, which are a highly trafficked area, like a worn carpet in the entrance of an old house.

Just in time for the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission NASA released the highest resolution pictures of Apollo landing sites ever seen.

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, or LROC, was able to image five of the six Apollo sites, with the remaining Apollo 12 site expected to be photographed in the coming weeks.

The satellite reached lunar orbit June 23 and captured the Apollo sites between July 11 and 15. Though it had been expected that LRO would be able to resolve the remnants of the Apollo mission, these first images came before the spacecraft reached its final mapping orbit. Future LROC images from these sites will have two to three times greater resolution.

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LRO Sees Apollo Landing Sites

Final proof

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has returned its first imagery of the Apollo moon landing sites. The pictures show the Apollo missions' lunar module descent stages sitting on the moon's surface, as long shadows from a low sun angle make the modules' locations evident. This is the final nail in the coffin of all conspiracy theories, or is it?
Map of different sites of Apollo 14. You can even see the footprints, which are a highly trafficked area, like a worn carpet in the entrance of an old house.

Map of different sites of Apollo 14. You can even see the footprints, which are a highly trafficked area, like a worn carpet in the entrance of an old house.

Just in time for the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission NASA released the highest resolution pictures of Apollo landing sites ever seen.

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, or LROC, was able to image five of the six Apollo sites, with the remaining Apollo 12 site expected to be photographed in the coming weeks.

The satellite reached lunar orbit June 23 and captured the Apollo sites between July 11 and 15. Though it had been expected that LRO would be able to resolve the remnants of the Apollo mission, these first images came before the spacecraft reached its final mapping orbit. Future LROC images from these sites will have two to three times greater resolution.

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