Thanks Jorge

Alright, I originally intended to post something about calorimetry in particle physics (which is what my project is about) but that post was getting way too complicated so I'll put it off until I think of a way to simplify it and actually make it worth reading.

In the meantime, the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing was just a couple days ago! Since lately I've focused on writing computer simulations of our calorimeter, you get a computer-y post today.

The Google Code Blog has posted some of the actual code from the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Module and Command Module! I can't really read it, but the comments are fun. Here's my favorite:

               TC      BANKCALL        # TEMPORARY, I HOPE HOPE HOPE
               CADR    STOPRATE        # TEMPORARY, I HOPE HOPE HOPE

Secondly, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has pictures of the landing sites! Here's Apollo 14, and click the picture for a link to the others.