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by m-app
2897 days ago
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From the FAQ: http://www.eso.org/public/about-eso/faq/faq-vlt-paranal/#18 > Q: Could the VLT take a picture of the Moon-landing sites? > A: Yes, but the images would not be detailed enough to show the equipment left behind by the astronauts. Using its adaptive optics system, the VLT has already taken one of the sharpest ever images of the lunar surface as seen from Earth: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0222/. However, the smallest details visible in this image are still about one hundred metres on the surface of the Moon, while the parts of the lunar modules which are left on the Moon are less than 10 metres in size. A telescope 200 metres in diameter would be needed to show them. [continued] |
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