There's actually been several mirrors left on the surface of the moon that physicists and other scientists have been able to shoot with high powered lasers.
What's neat about the experiment is that labs all over the world can participate. There's been dozens of independently published papers on the moon mirror and the result impact on relativity and our understanding of lunar orbit.
While I agree with this, they have bounced powerful lasers off the surface before the mirrors were placed. Hitting the mirrors is possible with a weaker laser 100% but landing deniers will tell you that you just got a rock that was more reflective or something than the terrain around it.
So this is not good proof really, and I believe we did land by the way.
There's actually been several mirrors left on the surface of the moon that physicists and other scientists have been able to shoot with high powered lasers.
https://www.space.com/apollo-retroreflector-experiment-still-going-50-years-later.html
What's neat about the experiment is that labs all over the world can participate. There's been dozens of independently published papers on the moon mirror and the result impact on relativity and our understanding of lunar orbit.
Yep, there's one or two mirrors on Russian craft, yes.
While I agree with this, they have bounced powerful lasers off the surface before the mirrors were placed. Hitting the mirrors is possible with a weaker laser 100% but landing deniers will tell you that you just got a rock that was more reflective or something than the terrain around it. So this is not good proof really, and I believe we did land by the way.