Controversy over Chinese Moon photo

TB — 12/4/2007 6:52:00 AM (archived)

News story here.

My quick take is that the photo is real--even the crummy reproductions in the news story show differing lighting. But the weird thing is that new crater. A crater less than two years old ought to show more Tycho-style signs of "freshness," wouldn't you think?

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Controversy over Chinese Moon photo - TB - 12/4/2007 6:52:00 AM
- As with the Soviet Luna 3 mission in 1959 - Socrates II - 12/4/2007 3:14:34 PM
  - re: As with the Soviet Luna 3 mission in 1959 - Marcia - 12/13/2007 3:30:02 AM
  - What did I just say about China sending probes to Mars... - Socrates II - 12/5/2007 2:08:32 PM
- I don't think it is a fake. - REB - 12/4/2007 2:05:45 PM
  - signals - DJL - 12/5/2007 4:08:11 PM
    - re: signals - REB - 12/6/2007 3:51:08 PM
- re: Controversy over Chinese Moon photo - gbaikie - 12/4/2007 9:56:49 AM
  - Solved : http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001248/ (n/t) - Doug Ellison - 12/4/2007 10:11:45 AM
    - That's the info I was looking for. Thanks! - TB - 12/4/2007 4:52:26 PM
      - fascinating story, thanks! (n/t) - Raoul - 12/4/2007 7:20:12 PM
        
        re: fascinating story, thanks! - Yes, a great find! (n/t) - Marcia - 12/4/2007 10:12:55 PM
        
        China Will Soon Have Its Own Moon Globe - Socrates II - 12/5/2007 2:51:46 PM
        
        Man in the Moon is four billion years old - Socrates II - 12/7/2007 1:52:29 AM
        
        More images of Luna from Chang'e - Socrates II - 12/12/2007 3:02:15 PM

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