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These 'fake' instrumends left behind continue to function. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Laser_Ranging_experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Lase

• oldandtired 8y ago
  That has been one of my little favourite things about the whole "fake" debate and the question that goes with it. "How were these instruments placed so precisely on the moon, if they weren't put there by a man?"
  • Sharlin 8y ago
    To be fair, you don’t need a manned mission to install a retroreflector. The Soviet pre-Apollo Lunokhod landers included similar reflectors and they work fine.
    • utopcell 8y ago
      Valid point, but with a crucial correction: The Lunokhod landers landed on the moon way after Apollo 11 [1] so they are in no way pre-Apollo. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunokhod_programme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunokhod_programme
      • Sharlin 8y ago
        Oops, right! I read that the Apollo retroreflectors were improved based on Lunokhod experiences and got confused. Presumably the text was referring to the later Apollo 14 and 15 reflectors.