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KirkUnit t1_ixztqgp wrote

Reply to comment by kenthart31 in NASA’s Orion Sends Back New Views of Moon’s Surface by Maxcactus

One thought - that flag has likely been bleached white by the sun long ago. Close-up, photos from the scene, if we ever get them, the artifacts may well look like crap.

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kenthart31 t1_iy0jgds wrote

That is intresting, but I feel like it would not cheapen the experience of not only confirming the moon landing, but the symbolism that flag could bring regardless of it being sun damaged. Infact it would prove even further that this happened a long time ago and not recently.

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KirkUnit t1_iy5smkf wrote

Agreed. One thought, just in terms of practical considerations, I'm not sure that the Apollo landing sites would have been particularly visible on this mission, this orbit. I believe the closest approach to the Moon is nearer to the south pole, the Apollo sites more equatorial, and a far-ranging orbit besides - it might just not be worthwhile on Artemis I.

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