Apologies if this has already been addressed but, reflecting on the LCROSS mission and Googling it online it occurred to me that I wasn't coming across any sources independent of NASA to prove the LCROSS impacts - and I mean that they occurred at all, nevermind that they struck at Cabeus, exactly as NASA claimed. Obviously, 99% of what I read automatically accepted that they occurred, but I got the distinct impression that this was basically because NASA said so and there was a compete lack of supplementary evidence to back up NASAs version of events in these online articles.

Obviously were have NASAs data, but as you all know, to some NASA is not to be trusted and so without independent verification of some kind - such as observations of the 'plume' from earth - the impacts will be be doubted/rejected by some.

So, is there a way to categorically prove:

1) That the impacts occurred at all?

2) That they occurred at Cabeus, exactly as NASA claims?

And I'm talking about a way to prove it INDEPENDENTLY of NASA, from sources and data unconnected to NASA.

Any idea?


[edit on 12-11-2009 by Malcram]

I honestly just don't think there is. NASA is the only one who does these kinds of things, except other countries, but most countries collaborate with NASA so I guess we're screwed.

Thanks for the updates guys.

But still, all data is coming from NASA. No independent proof apparently.

[edit on 13-11-2009 by Malcram]