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The Moon Exploration | Hub's #15 Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 9/24/2011
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Attention: you may better wear gloves for the final or just take care of your hands.

To solve the questions you need to visit google.com/moon or use Google Earth in Moon View (except question 3).

Apollo 11:
1. 0° 40.840'N 23° 27.581'E
What are the LRRR mirrors made of? ______ = A

Apollo 12:
2. 3° 1.331'S 23° 27.928'W
Here, an important lesson was well summarized by Bean: "Don't come to the Moon without a ______." = B

Apollo 13:
3. 2.75°S 27.86°W
Although Apollo 13 didn't land on the moon, something has been left on the moon. What has been left here (serial number)? _-___-508 = C

Apollo 14:
4. 3° 39.075'S 17° 29.767'W
What did Mitchell discover at this place? ______ _______ _____ = D
5. 3° 39.046'S 17° 29.740'W
What popular sport was played here by Mitchell? ____ = E

Apollo 15:
6. 26° 0.988'N 3° 35.632'E
What did the astronauts perform the first time on the moon? _______ = F
7. 26° 7.725'N 3° 38.023'E
Whose experiment has been tested here on the moon? _______ _______ = G

Apollo 16:
8. 8° 59.420'S 15° 28.346'E
What's the name of the landing site? _________ = H

Apollo 17:
9. 20° 11.345'N 30° 45.977'E
What did Cernan ripp off the lunar roving vehicle? ______ = I
10. 20° 13.015'N 30° 37.332'E
What's the color of the soil that has been discovered here? ______ = J

Sum up all letters for each question.

Final Coordinates:
N [(H/2)+(B/29)]° [J-B+(J/2)].[(A+F+G)+122]
E [(J/10)]° [E/(D/45)].[(C-I)+(3*D)+(2*E)]

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

jnyy

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)