The photography could be faked. Computer system could have generated terrain using historical data functions from google map software and creativity of a video game programmer programming an RPG expansive world.
How do i know those samples aren't just meteorites?
On the laser ranging - we put a retroreflector on the moon. If we shine a laser from earth to the moon and look for a reflection from the rr, that will be different from a return from a shiny rock, it will have many times higher luminance. Also the return will come from the exact spot where we placed the reflector. Since anyone on earth (any nation) can perform that test, it separates any chance of a fake US claim from ground truth data anyone can validate.
So, you're saying you could point to "fact checkers" that could "debunk" this article?
Interesting.
The photography could be faked. Computer system could have generated terrain using historical data functions from google map software and creativity of a video game programmer programming an RPG expansive world.
How do i know those samples aren't just meteorites?
I'm not sure what they mean by the laser ranging.
On the laser ranging - we put a retroreflector on the moon. If we shine a laser from earth to the moon and look for a reflection from the rr, that will be different from a return from a shiny rock, it will have many times higher luminance. Also the return will come from the exact spot where we placed the reflector. Since anyone on earth (any nation) can perform that test, it separates any chance of a fake US claim from ground truth data anyone can validate.
So have people independently tested this theory and proven that there is a man-made retro reflector on the moon?