Those pictures are too pixelated to be able to determine whether or not they are legitimate. Until they finally come out and just say it, it's going
to be hard to figure it all out without either seeing clear evidence, or traveling to the moon to see it for one self.
This could be nothing at all, but I tend to take a few moon pictures with my camera, and I noticed something interesting when studying them closely.
There was a crater in the shadow zone that seemed brighter than it should have been. The moon is supposed to reflect sunlight, which is what makes it
shine at night, but this crater is obviously in a shadowy area where sunlight would be very limited. Why then does it seem so bright compared to other
craters around it? Even when the moon is full, that particular crater still seems to outshine all the rest. I'll be honest, I don't know that much
about moon geography. Maybe it's a non-issue. Anyone have an explanation?
View at full size. The crater is located almost directly in the middle of the left side of the moon.
My moon shot
Here's a shot where the left side is not in the shadow, and notice the crater is brighter than the rest.
My moon shot 2
edit on 15-9-2011 by 2manyquestions because: To add photo