Crashing things into planets/moons?

I noticed the Kaguya (selene) lunar observation satellite was crashed into the moon last week, the LCROSS spacecraft will attempt that trick later this year.

Crashing into the moon produces a fireball, which allows astronomers to estimate the "luminous efficiency" of objects hitting the Moon. Luminous efficiency is a key parameter required to interpret genuine lunar meteorite impacts. Also, hitting the Moon might uncover something interesting--like evidence of water.

But what if there is actually something unusual living there, and is now well pissed off. And that something has odd powers or is advanced technologicaly?

Is it a good idea to willy nilly crash craft into other planets, moon or asteroids.

heres the probes last approach..

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You're worried about civilizations far more advanced than us living on asteroids and unable to protect themselves from a crashing piece of Earth tech?

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
You're worried about civilizations far more advanced than us living on asteroids and unable to protect themselves from a crashing piece of Earth tech?

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
You're worried about civilizations far more advanced than us living on asteroids and unable to protect themselves from a crashing piece of Earth tech?

I don't think you understand how different and versatile life could be. There might be something energetic we cannot comprehend and we've just cratered a part of its energy field or something. And now its going yo zap us.

Ok this might seem like sci fi stuff, but we know very little about what could exist out there imo.

Originally posted by Bicnarok
I don't think you understand how different and versatile life could be. There might be something energetic we cannot comprehend and we've just cratered a part of its energy field or something. And now its going yo zap us.

Ok this might seem like sci fi stuff, but we know very little about what could exist out there imo.

Well obviously it's pretty easy to hurt. Probes hardly qualify as our most dangerous weapons, I see no potential danger.

Why can't they be sent out of the Milky Way?

They can be sent to the Snickers or Mars Galaxies. 😄

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Well obviously it's pretty easy to hurt. Probes hardly qualify as our most dangerous weapons, I see no potential danger.

of course not, but if a chunk of something fell on your house demolishing the neighbourhood and you were a touchy entity, then ....

I'd prefer if we had no contact ever and left well enough alone, better for us. No chance of painful death from an alien.

Originally posted by Bicnarok
of course not, but if a chunk of something fell on your house demolishing the neighbourhood and you were a touchy entity, then ....

I'd try to communicate rather than retaliate suicidally against someone who can randomly cause massive property damage. Eventually I it would probably be established that a mistake had been made.

You would, maybe "they" are different.

I guess I think we are using a very heavy handed, respect less approach to space exploration.

If they are 'different', maybe they LIKE having bits of metal crashed into them.

If you are going to base your hypothesis on completely random sci-fi style guessing about alien life then that makes just as much sense as your inane fears.

This is total trash.

We have no respect for our own world. Why should we respect any other?

Originally posted by The Dark Cloud
We have no respect for our own world. Why should we respect any other?

AHA!

Originally posted by Ushgarak
If they are 'different', maybe they LIKE having bits of metal crashed into them.

If you are going to base your hypothesis on completely random sci-fi style guessing about alien life then that makes just as much sense as your inane fears.

This is total trash.

There's no reason to assume that crashing a probe on the moon would piss those hypothetical beings any more of than say....jacking one out after midnight.

Originally posted by Ushgarak
If they are 'different', maybe they LIKE having bits of metal crashed into them.

If you are going to base your hypothesis on completely random sci-fi style guessing about alien life then that makes just as much sense as your inane fears.

This is total trash.

Obviously this is a very specific type of alien that happens to be similar in a way that makes them vulnerable, mentally different in exactly the way that results in them attacking us and invulnerable in a way that makes them impossible to hurt except in the way the we tried before which we won't be able to do again for some reason.

Honestly, don't you think the odds of that happening are pretty high?

Originally posted by Bicnarok

Is it a good idea to willy nilly crash craft into other planets, moon or asteroids.

Yes, as I wouldn't want to risk having one of our satelites drift deep, deep, deep into space and strike a passing alien space vessel, which in turn could lead them back here wanting to collect on damages.

or see: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (it's a shit film though)

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Obviously this is a very specific type of alien that happens to be similar in a way that makes them vulnerable, mentally different in exactly the way that results in them attacking us and invulnerable in a way that makes them impossible to hurt except in the way the we tried before which we won't be able to do again for some reason.

Honestly, don't you think the odds of that happening are pretty high?

It seems highly unlikely. Besides, we should be more worried about potential bacteria that have been dormant for millions of years under the ice (now melting) then some ''alien'' who is getting pissed for whatever reason.

Although there is a greater possibility that little bacteria and other organisms living underneath layers of ice would die off or get contaminated themselves, as soon as they get in touch with us but you never know....

Those bacteria and/or virus for eons ago could also give us super-powers, instead genital fungal infections and runny noses, just saying.

Super powers! Excellent.

More likely scenario, however is that it will make us all into flesh eating zombies.