so the moon is in our atmosphere

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Originally Posted by veritas

This is perfect. I drew something similar. Which is back to my other question. If the meteorites come in on angles then shouldn’t there be jagged edges on the moon? And not just perfect cercular craters? As if it was always being hit flush and not an angle?

I know this may seem stupid to you, but I have been ok a quest lately of re examining my understanding of reality and I find that there are things that don’t make sense.

Also: how is the moon a sphere yet it is the same brightness on the edges when a full moon? It should be darker on the edges. Fair?

Whew, a lot to unpack here.

First and foremost - craters are not perfect circles. I don't know where you are getting this from but we need to get this resolved that before we move forward. A simple Google search will prove this wrong:

https://www.google.com/search?safe=o...63.TPs6y0ZuNgA

They are of various size, relief, and shape. Accept this and I'll answer any follow ups you have on it. You can (and should) watch videos of meteors striking the moon. It happens regularly.

To your second question: Do you have a full understanding of how the phases of the moon work? They are simply shadows, the moon itself is not actually changing in any way. The luminosity simply changes based off of how much shadow is covering the moon.