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Wreck sites under threat

Thu, 2012-08-09 14:16
Submitted by Spencer Mizen
Wreck sites under threat
 
With an estimated 42 per cent of the world’s three million wrecks already damaged by trawling, Dr Sean Kingsley of consultancy Wreck Watch International is calling for the creation of ‘red lists’ to protect particularly important sites.

Apollo moon flags are still standing

Thu, 2012-08-02 14:41
Submitted by Spencer Mizen
Apollo moon flags are still standing

The American flags planted on the moon’s surface by Apollo astronauts are still standing, images taken from a NASA spacecraft have revealed.

Photographs taken by a Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) show that the flags are all still casting shadows, except the one planted by the Apollo 11 team. Buzz Aldrin had previously stated that the Apollo 11 flag was blown over when the ‘Eagle’ blasted off from the moon’s surface.