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"In a sense, this remains "circumstantial" evidence. But I would regard it as fairly convincing evidence." "It's unclear when the Chang'e 5-T1 booster would ha
by petee 5y ago
"In a sense, this remains "circumstantial" evidence. But I would regard it as fairly convincing evidence."
"It's unclear when the Chang'e 5-T1 booster would have gone by the moon,"
Sure sounds definitive now... /s
- mannykannot 5y agoGiven what follows the second quote, it appears to be a simple typo: "It was unclear..." would better fit. Also given what follows, the author seems justified in writing that first quote, which follows the presentation of the reasoning suggesting that it is the Chang'e 5-T1 mission's booster.
- petee 5y agoedited: I should have included more context to the second quote. My point being, the one who misidentified it on the first first round due to circumstantial evidence, still is not sure and is basing this new claim on also circumstantial evidence. After that last quote, they go on to say, "If we assume", which is just a sign they are searching for a fit.
- mannykannot 5y agoIt is better circumstantial evidence, and, for reasons given in the article, it is unlikely that anything definitive will be found, at least unless the debris are examined in situ. To say you should have included more context is something of an understatement. By removing the information between the two quotes and swapping them around, you removed all the context needed to come to a reasonable conclusion.
- petee 5y agoIn retrospect I should have been more careful the order, as well as context, although I expect those commenting to have read the article too, and the full quote would have be far too long to be included, imho. (edit)
- mannykannot 5y agoIf it would have been too long to do it right, you probably should not have done it at all.
- raverbashing 5y agoYeah I would try to locate the SpaceX suspected object just in case, and to establish how close it will pass by the moon.
- mannykannot 5y agoThe article gives reasons why a definitive answer cannot be given for either object, and also for why the SpaceX booster is a plausible but not-very-likely candidate.