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The LRO (lunar reconnaissance orbiter) has been taking high resolution images of the moon at an altitude of only 50km and several of those pictures show the landing sites, the lunar landers and other equipment left behind. They even have pictures of the tracks left by the lunar rover the astronauts used.
What's funny is how the conspiracy nutjobs are claiming these are also faked pictures to try and "back up" the fake pictures from the original moon missions.
China has had several probes orbiting the moon mapping it as well. The cameras on their early probes weren't good enough to spot anything as small as a lunar lander, but they are getting much better and China still has several missions planned (including an actual lander for this year).
You can bet there's nothing the Chinese would like better than to visit the moon and prove the Americans lied about the Apollo missions. If the Chinese do end up with pictures proving the Apoolo missions were real, are the conspiracists going to claim the US has now involved China to help keep the ruse going?
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