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Where's the blast crater under the LEM?? Even in a low gravity environment, there would have been evidence of such an event. And, dust would have been kicked up by the astronauts moving around the feet of the LEM (See official pictures, dust still present after landing sufficiently thick enough to leave footprints).
Please remember I have never stated the landings were faked however, some of the official pictures look odd, that's all.
Maybe there was not enough blast to form a crater. Was there enough dust to allow what looked like a crater to form?
The Lem was pretty lightweight and the gravity on the moon is also weak.
The LEM, on earth, weighed 17-ish tonnes. On the moon, 3-ish tonnes. That's a mighty engine to maintain a 3-ish tonne object "floating", while finding a place to land.
The LEM, on earth, weighed 17-ish tonnes. On the moon, 3-ish tonnes. That's a mighty engine to maintain a 3-ish tonne object "floating", while finding a place to land.
Did not know it was that heavy. Pete Conrad was telling me that he was bollocked for picking up too much moon rock to bring back!