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The Moon sleighs me

Astrophotographer Alan Friedman spied something odd on the Moon, igniting discussions on flying reindeer and inertialess propulsion systems.

Written byPhil Plait

2011-12-25T04:16:49 | 1 min read

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One of my favorite astrophotographers, Alan Friedman, spied something odd on the Moon.

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Flying reindeer I'll buy. But an inertialess propulsion system? C'mon. Happy holidays everyone! Credit: Alan Friedman

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