Mesas / Plateaus on the Moon again (APOD 9 Feb 2007)

[XRDGUY]

Once again, a lunar image in which the craters appear to be raised plateaus. This optical delusion is easily preventable by remembering that humans are conditioned to expect illumination from above = the top of an image. Or, as I read somewhere that WWII photointerpreters were taught, remember "SSS" for "Shadows Stab Stomach" and re-orient the picture to conform. Turning a book or magazine picture by 90 or 180 degrees is also frequently useful.
So would the posters of APOD images please try to remember to rotate the images as needed?

[FieryIce]

Alan Friedman has the image on his web site already at a different orientation.

http://www.avertedimagination.com/img_p ... 81606.html

http://www.avertedimagination.com/moon_1.htm