Was the Moon Landing Real or Fake? (3 of 5)

Where Are the Blast Craters?

Skeptics also ask why the lunar module didn’t leave a big crater when it landed. But the module’s engines were throttled way down during landing, and the Moon’s surface isn’t loose dustit’s compacted regolith. Plus, NASA never said there would be a crater. That idea came from Hollywood, not science.

The Radiation Belt Drama

Ah yes, the Van Allen radiation beltsthe invisible zones of charged particles around Earth. Some say astronauts would’ve fried going through them. In reality, their passage through the belts was swift, and their exposure did not last long enough to cause any significant harm.NASA knew about the belts and planned the trajectory accordingly. No secret sci-fi shielding required.