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Old 09-11-2008, 03:18 AM   #4
zorgon
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Default Re: Atmosphere on the Moon - A Study

EXHIBIT #8


Smart 1 Impact Raises Dust Plume

Recently the ESA Lunar Probe Smart 1 impacted on the Lunar surface, raising a plume of dust high into the atmosphere... Atmosphere?

The event was captured on film by several sources and does indeed clearly show a plume of dust, and both NASA and ESA call it a "plume", despite what we have been told about the density of the atmosphere. {Note: NASA has never stated that there is NO atmosphere - see previous page)



FULL SIZE IMAGE

What is important in this set of images is the fact that the area of each small frame is 2 km x 3 km and they are taken 1 minute apart. Notice how the dust spreads out over the 6 square kilometer area of the frame

Here it is in animation so you can see the movement of the dust plume


Image Credit: ESA

"Analysis of images obtained at the CFHT by Christian Veillet have revealed a plume of debris thrown up when SMART-1 impacted the lunar surface."
Image Source: ESA
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