Editing Man in the Moon (section)

==Examples and occurrence globally==
One tradition sees a figure of a man carrying a wide burden on his back. He is sometimes seen as accompanied by a small dog.<ref>Evans, Ben (2010). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=MYasNyKQIxMC&pg=PA143 Foothold in the Heavens: The Seventies]''. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 143. {{ISBN|1441963421}}.</ref> Various cultures recognise other examples of [[lunar pareidolia]], such as the [[Moon rabbit]].<ref>[[Terri Windling|Windling, Terri]]. "{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20120503161949/http://www.endicott-studio.com/rdrm/rrRabbits.html The Symbolism of Rabbits and Hares]}}" Retrieved September 1, 2018.</ref>

In the Northern Hemisphere, a common Western perception of the face has it that the figure's eyes are [[Mare Imbrium]] and [[Mare Serenitatis]], its nose is [[Sinus Aestuum]], and its open mouth is [[Mare Nubium]] and [[Mare Cognitum]].<ref>Skilling, Tom (January 20, 2017). "[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/weather/ct-wea-0121-asktom-20170120-column.html Ask Tom: What creates the 'man in the moon'? ]". ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved September 1, 2018.</ref> This particular human face can also be seen in tropical regions on both sides of the [[equator]]. However, the Moon orientation associated with the face is observed less frequently—and eventually not at all—as one moves toward the [[South Pole]].

Conventionalized illustrations of the Man in the Moon seen in Western art often show a very simple face in the full moon, or a human profile in the crescent moon, corresponding to no actual markings. Some depict a man with a face turned away from the viewer on the ground, for example when viewed from North America, with [[Jesus Christ]]'s crown shown as the lighter ring around [[Mare Imbrium]]. Another common one is a cowled [[Skull and crossbones (symbol)|Death's head]] looking down at Earth, with the black lava rock 'hood' around the white dust bone of the skull, and also forming the eye sockets.

"The Man in the Moon" can also refer to a mythological character said to live on or in the Moon, but who is not necessarily represented by the markings on the face of the Moon. An example is [[Yue-Laou]], from [[China|Chinese]] tradition;<ref>Xueting Christine Ni (2018). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ck9UDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA141 From Kuan Yin to Chairman Mao: The Essential Guide to Chinese Deities]''. Red Wheel/Weiser. p. 141. {{ISBN|1578636256}}.</ref> another is [[Aiken Drum]] from Scotland.

''[[The Man in the Moone]]'' by [[Francis Godwin]], published in 1638, is one of the earliest novels thought of as containing several traits prototypical of [[science fiction]].