Andy, that's exactly what happened to me! Also, after looking at the animation posted by Lucky, then the craters on the moon looked like craters. I guess the brain is easily fooled by these images.
Thanks.
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- Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:42 pm
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Craters are an optical illusion?
Feb. 9's picture of the moon craters: To me the craters appear raised, not bowl-shaped. Is this an optical illusion?
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