# Interesting Lunar Anomaly - UFO?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-lunar-anomaly-ufo/607335>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 25, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-lunar-anomaly-ufo/607335 "2011-12-25T03:05:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-lunar-anomaly-ufo/607335/1 "2011-12-25T03:05:37Z")

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[This](http://alanfriedman.tumblr.com/post/13173173499/huh-normally-the-crater-archimedes-shows-a) photo of the Archimedes crater on the moon’s surface shows what appears to be the passing shadow of a vehicle. Is NASA covering it up?

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**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-lunar-anomaly-ufo/607335/2 "2011-12-25T03:12:21Z")

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Why it’s… no… it can’t be… It looks like St Nick took a wrong turn, missed the planet and went to the asteroid again, too many eggnogs probably.

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**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-lunar-anomaly-ufo/607335/3 "2011-12-25T05:11:47Z")

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So, that explains why I won’t get a pony yet again. Pony’s need to breath.

Thank you for the great pic. I’ve shared it around 🙂

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-lunar-anomaly-ufo/607335/4 "2011-12-25T05:37:32Z")

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And there’s a “Moon Face” formation, similar to the legendary Mars face, at about 12:00 north or the crater. Coincidence???

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-lunar-anomaly-ufo/607335/5 "2011-12-25T07:59:57Z")

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Swamp gas.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-lunar-anomaly-ufo/607335/6 "2011-12-25T14:17:15Z")

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Those shadows can be real only if Santa and the reindeer are flying upside-down. Perhaps that’s possible on the moon.