22. What makes the face on the Moon when you look at it at night? (A K2S Question)

From The Space Library

Our minds try to make patterns in what we see in nature. The contrast of the dark lava flows of the Mare against the much lighter lunar highlands creates a pattern which can be interpreted as a face. Other cultures around the world interpret different things, including a leaping rabbit and an old man with a bundle of sticks on his back.

---

Answer provided by Thomas Matula, Ph.D. & Kenneth J. Murphy

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

Buy This Book Click here