Can the most powerful telescope on Earth see the flag on the Moon?

Can the most powerful telescope on Earth see the flag on the Moon?

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All_hail_Melon_King
First aim it to a surface spot with no miscalculation. There
on September 28, 2017
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Insert_username_here
mine can! I made it myself!
Kisume
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on July 15, 2014
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on December 11, 2013
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Moony
Probably not.Like remus2009 said even the Hubble telescope which is orbiting around earth can't.
on March 20, 2013
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stonecold
well it tepens if u r really good at cheking if the telescopes can go all the way over there and also depens if u put it in a plca correct u know like were its suppost to bhe
on November 17, 2012
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remus2009
Nope, even the Hubble telescope, which is orbiting around the Earth, and is closest to the Moon, cannot see objects so small as a flag.
Not yet, at least.
In future, for sure there will exist more powerful telescopes which will be able to focus that american flag.
on November 12, 2012
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Tornado1619
First Of All It Would Depend On How Powerful The Most Powerful Telascope Is,Then You'd Have To Compare The Latitude And Longitue Of The Most Powerful Telascope To That Of The Group Of Flags On The Moon
on November 12, 2012
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CrystalDiamond2323
Hehe! Sorry to burst your bubble but that flag is probably decayed and covered in moondust
Kisume
actually, no. remember, no wind, no atmosphere, no nothing to stir the dust or rot the flag
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Kisume
maybe. idk too xD
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on July 15, 2014
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CrystalDiamond2323
I think they replaced the flag with a plaque cause something happened to the flag... Idk
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Kisume
if footprints can survive, so can flags xD
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