In 1609, Galileo Galilei drew one of the first telescopic drawings of the Moon in his book Sidereus Nuncius and noted that it was not smooth but had mountains and craters.
I 1609 udgav Galileo Galilei imidlertid de første tegninger fra sine kikkertobservationer i sin bog Sidereus Nuncius og bemærkede, at den ikke var glat, men havde bjerge og kratere.