Illustration of a hypothesised lunar landscape from 1872. The observation of extreme long shadows at the terminator led to the misinterpretation of extreme high mountains on the Moon.

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Photo credit: © DETLEV VAN RAVENSWAAY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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