Were the fake moonrocks collected from Antartica by nasa?

Question

Were the fake moonrocks collected from Antartica by nasa?

Answer 1

This is a strange question.  "Fake" moonrocks wouldn't need to be collected anywhere.

Antarctica is a fertile source of meteorites, some having come from other major celestial objects such as the Moon and Mars.  In 1979 Japanese scientists first determined that some of the meteorites they had collected there were of lunar orgin.  They determined this, ironically, by comparing them to the Apollo samples returned a decade earlier.

Some conspiracy theorists believe that what NASA passes off as its Moon rocks were in fact only meteorites such as these.  Unfortunately the timing is off for that theory as well as the science.  No geologist would be fooled by such "lunites."  And the correlation between Antarctica discoveries and lunar material wasn't first made until long after Apollo ended.

The only evidence conspiracy theorists bring forth is a trip to Antarctica in the late 1960s by noted engineer Wernher von Braun.  They argue he went there to collect Moon rocks.  However, von Braun was a high-profile figure, was not a geologist and wouldn't be a good person to send to do that; and at the time he went it was not known that you could get lunites in Antarctica.

Answer 2

U should be ashamed....

Answer 3

nope they were collected from the moon. i hate to break it to you but the moon landing was not faked, i had to prove it for a physics project in college.

Answer 4

I've never heard that story. A very few Mars rocks were found, supposedly from and ancient impact on that planet. I guess it's plausible.

Answer 5

Fake? No they are real, and have been looked at and tested by scientists from many many different countries.

However-- let me give you one fact that supports our landing on the moon. Neil Armstrong placed several mirrors on the surface of the moon that we still use today to measure the moon's distance from the Earth.

Here is a link:

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/...

Answer 6

There are no fake moonrocks.

Even those rocks in Antarctica that came from the moon would have to pass through the atmosphere, which makes them different from real moonrocks.

Answer 7

Smart cookie.

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or

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Answer 8

I'm not sure what you are referring to.  Antarctica is currently seen as a good place to collect meteorites, especially those from Mars.  They are relatively easy to spot against the white background and the cold temperatures inhibit bacteria from Earth from colonizing them.  There are lunar meteorites, usually called tektites ( although this term actually refers to a larger class of meteoric objects ) which result from large impacts that can throw material into space and eventually impacting earth.  You really should provide more information in your question. That way if your question is too silly, I can make veiled insults of your intelligence.  With this question I am bereft of any chance for this frowned upon activity. It may actually make sense.  But I wouldn't bet any money on that possibility.  This site attracts too many conspiracy theorists.

Answer 9

NASA does not deal with fake moon rocks and does not collect them from Antarctica.

Additionally, to just make you feel compelled to give me a negative vote:

Earth rocks and Moon rocks are chemically very different, as moon rocks are not protected by Earths magnetosphere. For example, you can find a larger amount of Helium-3 inside them, which is very rare on Earth.

Answer 10

it just proves that if you dont know anything about the subject, you can believe anything about the subject.

personally, I think the Moon rocks were fossilized hair balls coughed up by the great white Cat-Whale Moby Mittens.

Answer 11

So, you believe that the Moon rocks were fake.

Let's examine your credibility.

You got the spelling of Antarctica wrong.  My spell checker pointed that out. I just copied your text into the edit box, and it was instantly underlined in red. A right click showed the obvious correct spelling. And, you believe that NASA is spelled using ALL LOWER CASE.  Finally, you use the lawyer's ploy by asking a leading question. You might just as well have asked, "Have you stopped beating your husband?"  I mean, sure, i'm married, but, i'm also a guy. And where i come from, guys have wives, not husbands.  I mean, each guy can have at most one wife. Anyway, there are at least three errors in this little tiny sentence of yours.  It's a good bet that you are wrong about the Moon rocks too.

Besides.  The Parks radio observatory monitored communications from the astronauts on the Moon when it happened.  This Australian observatory is independent proof that the astronauts were really there, and not somewhere else.  While the astronauts were on the Moon, they may as well pick up some rocks that are just laying around.

These ideas hold together better than a conspiracy involving thousands.  Watergate had only a hundred or so conspirators, and it failed miserably.  What?  You think that was great investigative reporting?  "Deep Throat" volunteered to spill the beans!

Answer 12

who told you that?