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They're bouncing them off the retroreflectors on the moon though, right? So that doesn't necessarily translate to being able to send messages to anywhere on the
by suyula 5y ago
They're bouncing them off the retroreflectors on the moon though, right? So that doesn't necessarily translate to being able to send messages to anywhere on the hemisphere.
- 7kay 5y agoNo, the radio waves bounce off the moon's surface. The retroreflectors are not necessary for that, otherwise stuff like Earth-Venus-Earth bounces[1] would not be possible. [1]: https://amsat-dl.org/en/earth-venus-earth-experiment-of-amsat-dl-successful/ https://amsat-dl.org/en/earth-venus-earth-experiment-of-amsa...