Ion Rocket to Map Moon with X-Rays

jralls writes "The Guardian is reporting that a European ion-rocket has taken the last year to reach the moon and is about to enter lunar orbit. Once it slows and gets into a very low orbit, it will probe the surface with x-rays in an effort to solve the long standing puzzle of the moon's origin."

Where do you think the Moon came from?

[mfh]

Place your bets!

I say the moon came from Uranus, what do you say? Here take a survey [opinionpower.com]!

Survey...

Uranus
Another Galaxy
Mars-sized planet crashed into the earth
Comet
Meteor
Microsoft
Another Dimension
It was a spaceship!
Cowboy Neal

Great title

[Chairboy]

I expected the story to read "But when Flash Gordon approaches, will the moon people fight back with their electro-guns? Watch next week to find out!"

Re:Where do you think the Moon came from?

[MrWim]

It was a spaceship!

AKA "Thats no moon"

This is insane!

[Anonymous Coward]

Anyone still using film up there is going to be pissed when their exposures are ruined.

Re:A year to reach the moon?

[Anonymous Coward]

They are using euro ions, which require extended committee meetings and discussions before determining the appropriate direction in which to apply their force.

It's from Wisconsin.

[bs_02_06_02]

Everyone learns that the moon is made of cheese in the cartoons. I bet they'll say it's from Wisconsin.

Choose your cheeze

[Nomeko]

Finally we can have proofs that the moon is made out of cheese..

I do hope it's cheddar..

Possible Resolution to US moon landing hoax theory

[jeoin]

Will these guys be able to snag some good shots of the trash we left on the moon? Exluding the flag of course, which can't be trash cuz its on a stick.

New tourist slogan

[macrom]

"Come to the moon and smell our dairy air!"

Doesn't quite have the same ring...

A Space Odyssey

[Toutatis]

Isn't that the way the monolith will be found?

wow

[flacco]

sobering thought that that headline sounds exactly like something you might hear in a pulp sci-fi movie from the 50's...

Re: wow

[Black Parrot]

> sobering thought that that headline sounds exactly like something you might hear in a pulp sci-fi movie from the 50's...

Science has finally caught up with fiction!

Re:A year to reach the moon?

[plj]

I think they should have used Twin Ion Engines [wikipedia.org] to get a little better acceleration...

It's George Bush's Moon Mandate.

[eBayDoug]

Free X-rays for all Moon residents. Take that Canada!

Just remember...

[boola-boola]

....what happened when they probed Mars with X-rays! Watchout! (is Gary Sinise piloting?)