(July 15, 2009 at 2:48 pm)leo-rcc Wrote: The thing about the moon landing is that you can check from the Earth whether or not man made objects are there.
Quote:The first laser ranging retroreflector was positioned on the Moon in 1969 by the Apollo 11 astronauts. By beaming laser pulses at the reflector from Earth, scientists have been able to determine the round-trip travel time that gives the distance between the two bodies at any time to an accuracy of about 3 centimeters. The laser reflector consists of 100 fused silica half-cubes, called corner cubes, mounted in a 46-centimeter square aluminum panel. Each corner cube is 3.8 centimeters in diameter. Corner cubes reflect a beam of light directly back toward the point of origin.Source: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEhelp/ApolloLaser.html
So if you want to find out, get a high powered laser, some measuring equipment, and do the experiment yourself.
Sounds like a considerable outlay would be involved so I pass. But thanks for the suggestion.
A man is born to a virgin mother, lives, dies, comes alive again and then disappears into the clouds to become his Dad. How likely is that?