By Katrina MillerJune 4, 2025

This picture of the moon’s south pole was taken in May by Resilience, a robotic lander operated by the Japanese company Ispace that will try to land on the lunar surface on Thursday. Some people see bumps, but others see craters.
Which do you see?
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Craters
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Bumps
The moon is not made of cheese, nor is it covered in dome-like bumps. It is pocked with craters. If we flip the image over, does your perception change?

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I saw bumps before, but now I see craters.
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There were craters, and now there are bumps.
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I still see bumps.
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They were craters then, and they are craters now.