[meteorite-list] PHOTO OF A LUNAR IMPACT EVENT (was Crackpot in the news...)

2005-04-24 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi!

Darren Garrison wrote:

 I'm still wondering over this line:
 Bush said it is common to see meteorites, pieces of a meteor, hitting the 
 Moon's surface, however,  but it was a rare occurrence to catch a meteor 
 strike.

I just sent a post under the old topic heading about vaguely
remembering this photo, and discounting it.  But I just ran into a NASA
press release about the verification of this photo as an impact event,
#03-077 of 02-20-03.  See, as soon as you blab on about how there ain't
no such thing, it pops up out of nowhere!  Or, at least, it pops up out
of Google... Here's the story and the photo of an impact on the Moon.

NASA PRESS RELEASE 03-077 of 02-20-03
ABOUT POSSIBLE 1953 PHOTO OF IMPACT ON MOON:
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2003/feb/HP_news_03077.html

THE SAME PRESS RELEASE BUT WITH THE PHOTO
http://www.astrosurf.com/lunascan/ltp1956.htm

LunaScan is a network of people who run automated telescopes to search
for TPL's (Transient Lunar Phenomenon).  Here's their home page:
http://www.astrosurf.com/lunascan/



Sterling K. Webb


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Re: [meteorite-list] PHOTO OF A LUNAR IMPACT EVENT (was Crackpot in the news...)

2005-04-24 Thread Charlie Devine
Sterling wrote:

 Lunascan is a network of people who run
 automated telescopes to search for
 TLP's (Transient Lunar Phenomenon).

Some years ago, I got to know, through their mailing list, some of the
members of Lunascan.
In general. I am not one to judge, but I believe many on this mailing
list would position the people of Lunascan within the lunatic fringe.
For example: http://www.astrosurf.com/lunascan/elo-st.htm
Check out the article Archaeological Reconnaissance of the Moon to get
an idea.

Regards,
Charlie

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