Apollo mission photographs of the Rima Ariadaeus revealed a 300 km-long (about one eighteenth of the Moon's diameter) rift line on the surface of the Moon. On being asked in 2010 about Internet suggestions that this was proof of the Islamic story of the splitting of the Moon, NASA scientist Brad Bailey said, "My recommendation is to not believe everything you read on the internet.
Apollo mission photographs exposed a 300 km-long (approximately one eighteenth of the Moon's diameter) fissure on the lunar surface. In 2010, when asked about Internet suggestions that this rift supported the Islamic story of the moon splitting, NASA scientist Brad Bailey advised, "My recommendation is not to believe everything you read online."