Astronomy Cast Ep. 463: Pareidolia and the Moon

By susie - October 30, 2017 at 3:54 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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The man in the moon, the pyramids on Mars. Every cloud, ever. Humans have a tendency to pattern match when they're looking around the Universe - it's called pareidolia. What causes this behavior, and how can we use this to debunk some hilarious conspiracy theories?

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