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 displayed a 300 km-long (about one eighteenth of the Moon's diameter) crack on the lunar surface. In 2010, when questioned about Internet claims that this was evidence for the Islamic story of the moon splitting, NASA scientist Brad Bailey suggested, "Do not accept everything you find on the internet."