Moon Landing

For our topic in science, we are learning about astronomy. In compliance with this topic, I will be researching about the moon landing, and whether or not it is a hoax.

The Flag

One of the biggest arguments about the moon landing is how the flag moves when it is placed. In the video of the moon landing, the flag can clearly be seen moving, as if it was being blown by the wind. Because the moon is in a vacuum, there is no air on the moon. Conspiracy theorists argue that because there is no air on the moon, that means there is no wind on the moon, and so the flag couldn't have moved, meaning that the moon landing must have been filmed on Earth.

However, because there is no air on the moon, that means there is also no air resistance on the moon. The force it takes to drive the flagpole into the moon's soil would cause the flag to begin moving, and because there is no air resistance on the moon, there is no friction to halt the flag's movement, meaning that the flag would continue waving forever.

The Stars

In all photo/video evidence of the moon landing, no stars are visible in the sky. Because there ais no atmosphere on the moon, thousands of stars should be visible. This is another reason that people believe the moon landing is fake, and filmed in a studio. The reason there are no stars in the sky is actually because of how the moon's surface reflects light. The moon's surface is constantly reflecting light, meaning that the glow/glare of the moon would have made stars dificult to see. The lunar astronauts also used cameras with fast exposure settings, which would have limited background light.

The Lunar Crater

Theorists believe that the Lunar Lander should have blown up dust and caused a crater on landing, because the thrusters would be facing the moon, and would blow dust around. This did not occur because the lunar lander was actually horizontal when it was coming in to land, meaning tha tthe thrusters were not facing the moon.