Proximus Centauri Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 As you may or may not know- it looks as though there is going to be a return to the moon by NASA within a decade or so. With this in mind- wouldn't it be awesome if somehow we could collectively lobby NASA, or whomever would be more appropriate, to place a geocache on the moon. ( i guess it would have to be a lunar cache- or something of that sort...) I don't know exactly how you would log the coords (as GPS is earth based), or even how anyoneone else would log a visit- BUT wouldn't that be cool?!!? -Proximus Quote Link to comment
+wray_clan Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Yeah, that would be pretty cool, and geocaching would get a lot of publicity if something like this happened, even though it'd be highly unlikely. But it would be even cooler (depending on one's point of view) if astronauts on the next trip after the geocaching hide tried to find it....AND IT WASN'T THERE!!! Dun, dun, dun.... Quote Link to comment
+utahrc Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Um... It couldn't really be a geocache, as a geocache by definition can be located with a GPS. So basically you're suggesting that NASA put a box of stuff on the moon just to put a box of stuff on the moon. I doubt they'll be convinced. Quote Link to comment
Proximus Centauri Posted March 16, 2004 Author Share Posted March 16, 2004 True, it would not technically be a geocache- but the moon does have a navigation coord. system. I would be willing to bet that if, for some miraculous reason, there ever was a cache placed on the moon, there would be exceptions made to the typical geocaching rules. A question to pose to fellow readers: If you could place something in a cache to go on the moon- what would it be? Quote Link to comment
Proximus Centauri Posted March 16, 2004 Author Share Posted March 16, 2004 I guess in response to my own question, I think i would try to send a sort of solar powered radio beacon- that puts out a regular beep on a specific freq. that given the right time of day you could hear with a radio. I think that way, you could actually log it. Quote Link to comment
+utahrc Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Something like that has already been done. There are mirrors on the moon's surface that can reflect laser beams back to their source. Quote Link to comment
Proximus Centauri Posted March 16, 2004 Author Share Posted March 16, 2004 Very true...I have even used the said lasers during my studies at Arizona State. I think it would be cool for "the average joe" to be able to do something like that. but anyway... Quote Link to comment
+CacheCreatures Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 If you could place something in a cache to go on the moon- what would it be? Hmm... a CD full of classical masterpieces ranging from Hildegard von Begin to John Williams. What better way to introduce all those alien cachers to the human race? Quote Link to comment
+wildearth2001 Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Actually GPS does work on the moon (at least I have been told it does)(only on the earth side) but it will give you earth coords and a really big altitude so it really isn;t helpfull as the earth coords it is over will change constantly Quote Link to comment
+Team Grizzly Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Yeah, that would be pretty cool, and geocaching would get a lot of publicity if something like this happened, even though it'd be highly unlikely. But it would be even cooler (depending on one's point of view) if astronauts on the next trip after the geocaching hide tried to find it....AND IT WASN'T THERE!!! Dun, dun, dun.... I like the way you think wray-clan. On a similar line, what if some abnormal act of astrophysics occurs, say the moon breaks its orbit and flies off into space and the earth is sucked into the sun along with all satelites, the hubble telescope, etc... The "lunacache" would be one of a few surviving evidences of human intelligent life.... think of that! Quote Link to comment
Pto Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 They'd have to haul a big 'ole geo-beacon along with them to hide it in, wouldnt they? Quote Link to comment
+RJFerret Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 (edited) Um, has anyone tried searching for existing caches on the moon??? Wink, Randy PS: geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?key=cache+on+the+moon Edited March 16, 2004 by RJFerret Quote Link to comment
+DamOTclese Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 It would be rather difficult to get GPS to work on the Moon. Quote Link to comment
+Geo Ho Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Um, has anyone tried searching for existing caches on the moon??? Wink, Randy PS: geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?key=cache+on+the+moon HA! You beat me to it! Quote Link to comment
+RJFerret Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 (Geo_Ho @ Mar 16 2004, 02:45 PM)HA! You beat me to it! Which? Putting the first cache on the moon, or promoting the fact that I did? Heh, Randy Quote Link to comment
+Two Geeks and a GPS Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 But it would be even cooler (depending on one's point of view) if astronauts on the next trip after the geocaching hide tried to find it....AND IT WASN'T THERE!!! Dun, dun, dun What if the next astronayts found it and the log was signed by ALIENS! Quote Link to comment
+BadAndy Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 "Coords are way off, found it sitting out in the open so I moved it to a better spot. With all those footprints in the dirt, I kept a close watch for muggles. Took solid gold Nasa logo'd time tablet, left keychain pocket knife and BadAndy travelbug" Quote Link to comment
+wildearth2001 Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 "Coords are way off, found it sitting out in the open so I moved it to a better spot. With all those footprints in the dirt, I kept a close watch for muggles. Took solid gold Nasa logo'd time tablet, left keychain pocket knife and BadAndy travelbug" good point, all the footprints would make it really easy to find it could be the first 1/5 Quote Link to comment
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