THERE APpear to be more than one light source
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The Explanation:
NASA has explained that uneven landscape causes shadows to appear to be dropped in different directions from certain angles.
MythBusters also debunked an example of this. The photo to the left shows two unparalleled shadows. How could this be possible? MythBusters set up a miniature set of the moon that matched the topographical features shown in the photo. First, they tested the anomaly with a flat topography as it appears in the photos, with one large light source that represented the sun, but their results concluded that the shadows under those conditions would have still ended up to be parallel to each other. Next, they retested the anomaly and changed the topography to have more of an uneven surface, they placed the rocks onto of a hill. Placing the rocks shown in the photo resulted in giving the shadows an unparalleled appearance. This test concluded that the topography of the moon had an uneven landscape with hills |
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that are easily discernible in the photo.
Another example of the multiple light sources theory is the very famous photo of Buzz Aldrin stepping of the lunar module onto the moon. The photos prove to many skeptics that the photos had to have been taken on a movie set with multiple light sources, not the moon. Once again there is a scientific explanation for this phenomena. The moon’s surface is a very reflective substance, similar to snow. Scientists have said that Buzz is light up because the light on the surface is reflecting upwards to light him up. In my opinion, if there were multiple light sources, the shadow of the lunar module would not be so dark and there would be another shadow facing another direction as well. Another reason, if you look at the photo closely you can see that Buzz is lit from beneath him. If you look closely at his space suit, Buzz has shadows on his shoulders, top of his helmet and the pack on his back, and is completely light on the bottom of his suit indicating that he is being lit from below. You can also notice that he is only lit on his bright white suit. |
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