My cat comments on the LCROSS impact

My cat provides expert, in-depth feedback on the LCROSS lunar impact just minutes after the probe reaches its objective. WAY sooner than any of those bureaucratic nerds at NASA.
Skip to 3:50 to catch the feed just before the impact.
Skip to 5:17 to see what the catanalysis.

Or watch the whole thing because WE TOTALLY HUCKED A PROBE AT THE MOON BRO, DO YOU KNOW HOW COOL THAT IS???

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[xd40xb]

You wouldnt see a flash of the actual impact with the onboard cameras. Obviously because they would be destroyed at that very moment.

[erixmix]

True, but what's strange about the impact was that just prior to contact it appeared to be a "dirt" landing -as opposed to collision with a hard object- from the momentary gray before LOS but the amount of ejecta seen was still disappointing..

Anyway, back to the point, you can glean a small bit of useful data from the camera the moment just before it is smashed to bits... Obviously after that its useless, :3

[xd40xb]

That wasnt the moment of impact when it bowed its head...

[JamesSCameron]

I did notice that right at the moment of impact, she bowed her head down lol. As if in silent prayer...

[erixmix]

Also, thank you!

[erixmix]

LongCat

[scourtheearth]

tweeting your video. What's the cat's name?

[erixmix]

That's surprising! I figured NASA would have quickly polished at least one decent image of the plume by now. I'll link to images in the description as soon as I find them!

[scourtheearth]

ROFL, adorable. and as one of the first to comment, I'm proud to say that that cat knows more than most of any humans know about the impact because there are NO IMAGES ONLINE yet other than these screen shot videos