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mdw t1_jb9p080 wrote on March 7, 2023 at 2:07 PM

Reply to comment by Astrokiwi in When humans next land on the moon, will our telescopes from Earth's surface be able to photograph the rocket on the moon's surface? by Nswl

You don't mention that there will be issues with atmospheric seeing. To realize the potential of the telescope you'll need adaptive optics and I am not sure if the usual wavefront sensors will work well with a target like Moon.

mdw t1_javibum wrote on March 4, 2023 at 11:39 AM

Reply to Are the rocks and soil of other solid planets the same as the earth? by sudosudoku

Just one point: Soil is actually of biogenic origin. That means you won't find it anywhere where there's no life to create it. The thing on the surface of terrestrial planets in our Solar system and most moons is properly called regolith.