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Originally Posted by seeandsee
Interesting how people that don't believable in any conspiracy theory don't come now and explain where are tracks? 
I am curious where are they? |
I'll take a stab. Outside of the Kennedy assassination, I rarely find any truth in conspiracy theories.
Keep in mind I'm just applying common sense here so don't shoot the messenger.
Why is there no tracks in the sand? It's simple - you are trying to apply earth rules and materials here on earth to a completely foreign and alien environment. You understand that a car on a beach leaves a track, but the differences are staggering. A car weighs thousands of pounds while the lunar roving vehicle only weight 300 llbs, and combined with the gravity on the moon it would barely leave a mark. Also, I don't believe the tires are tires as we understand them - the tires seem to be hollow with a screen mesh that would leave a lot less of an mark.
So the differences between the weight, the tires, and the material it's on is very differently from what we would have on earth.
But then why do we see foot prints in what looks like sand? Again, pretty simple. The rover more less nearly floated above the surface on hollow like wheels while when the astronauts walked, it was less like walking on a beach and more like taking large steps pushing off from the surface.
Also, keep in mind when you have such conspiracy theories, the side believing in the conspiracy theory itself only show you evidence to prove their point. There are pictures of moon rover tracks:
Is it not possible that int he pictures shown the moon rover had been stationary for some time and the tracks erased by solar wind, while the foot prints are fresh?
Dunno.