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1970: VA Firsoff: The Old Moon and the New.
 

This drawing by Firsoff shows an apparent central peak ("as plain as a pikestaff") on the floor of the crater Herodotus. Because Herodotus has no peak on high resolution Lunar Orbiter photographs, Firsoff imaginatively interprets the peak as actually a cloud of gas that obscures the floor and casts a shadow...