My cousin in Denver said something about the moon landing that actually made me pause

We were at a family cookout last weekend and he mentioned the shadows in the Apollo photos. He said, 'If the sun is the only light, how come the shadows aren't parallel?' I always brushed that off as dumb, but he showed me a specific photo from the mission. I couldn't explain it right then. Has anyone got a solid, simple answer for that shadow thing?

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sethc1212d ago

I saw a breakdown on a science blog once. It's because the moon's surface isn't flat, it's all hills and craters. That makes shadows go different ways even with one light source.

kim.sandra11d ago

Makes sense, that explains a lot.