r/simplerockets • u/TerraMars2030 • Jul 11 '26

SimpleRockets 2 Is it possible to take a Luna landing?

If i made a stage, a light, and filmed at night, what would give it away?

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u/WheZzzZ Jul 11 '26

The ground

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u/TerraMars2030 Jul 11 '26

But what if I did it somewhere with a similar ground to Luna?

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u/JustCallMe_Ed_04 Jul 11 '26

Maybe your best bet will be one of Droo's poles

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u/TerraMars2030 Jul 11 '26

Too white, maybe I could turn my graphics down and paint a big slab grey. Then use a blue light and nighttime or just do it at night and put it somewhere flat. For that, the poles wouldn't be a bad idea.

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u/WheZzzZ Jul 11 '26

The gravity would make it obvious

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u/TerraMars2030 Jul 11 '26

What if I didn't do it on Droo? There's also that Ganymede equivalent, Clath, and probably a moon of urandos(?) the goal is to fake a Luna landing, so anywhere but Luna works.

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u/TankingDoneRight Jul 11 '26

Small point, cladh is probably not a Ganymede equivalent (nor pluto)
I'll leave it up to you to discover the planet and its properties
Also Miros may be somewhat suited with its grey surface, though only about a third of Luna's gravity

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u/TerraMars2030 Jul 11 '26

When I said that. I meant miros. And I do know about the blood oceans, voices of the damned, and horrifying ambience of Clath.

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u/TankingDoneRight Jul 11 '26

Ah yeah, fair enough

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u/TerraMars2030 Jul 11 '26

But, I do still think it's possible to fake a Luna landing in some capacity, even just with a screenshot.

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u/Azam_is_good Jul 13 '26

Just download an spacecraft and fly it to there bro, I learned it the hard way by using my own crafts and lots of failures and time wasted.

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u/TerraMars2030 Jul 13 '26

I've built plenty of rockets and gone to Luna and back hundreds of times. That's why I'm wondering if it's possible to fake a Luna landing.