Oct 8, 2009 0
Earthlings takes a shot at the moon to deter invaders
Earthlings, in the show of their military might are flexing their muscles and literally taking a shot at the moon. In the pre-dawn hours Friday, a rocket is scheduled to punch a 13-foot-deep hole in the moon’s south pole to deter an Martians from invading Planet Earth. This bold action was planned many moons ago when the rocket was launched in June 2009 and it is set for impact on October 9, 2009. The target of impact is the Cabeus crater which located in the south pole of the moon and upon the rocket impact, scientist expect a dust cloud rising as much as six miles above the lunar surface, providing a rare show for amateur astronomers.
According to some news reports, thousands of people are expected to show up tonight at the Ames complex south of San Francisco for an evening of music and movies that will culminate with a live video feed of the impact. “It’s kind of hard to keep on top of how much interest there is out there..I’ve heard 10,000 are coming.” according to Dan Andrews, the project manager at Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif., which designed the rocket’s instruments.
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Nasa rocket will fire a rocket into the moon
The initial rocket will crash into the Cabeus crater at 5,600 mph around 6.30 AM CST. Four minutes later, if all goes as planned, another spacecraft will fly through the cloud of debris that will rise above the lunar surface. Before crashing itself less than a minute later, the satellite’s nine instruments will analyze the dust and debris for evidence of water.
The impact is theoretically, visible with a telescope throughout the southwest and as far away as Hawaii if good viewing conditions are ideal. Because the debris cloud from the impact is expected to last less than a minute before settling back down on the lunar surface, viewers need to be punctual and have sharp eyes.
If we get invaded by Martians or Moon-tians, “we asked for it”
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