Re: What are these white dots on a lunar photo?


Sorcerer wrote:
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| Sorcerer wrote:
| > <zerge@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1166992673.519186.108000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/info.shtml?223
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| > | Click on the picture. There's a lot of whit dots which are clearly some
| > | sort of noise on the film. Does anybody know why these imperfections
| > | appear?
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| > Fingerprints.
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| No, I don't think

Ok, so you don't think. They are fingerprints.<shrug>

Fingerprints don't leave distinct little white dots my friend. Look at
William's post for a well informed answer, unlike yours.

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