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I'm surprised at you. Maybe asphalt is a different color where you come from but around here it's really black.
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Yup! asphalt appears black compared to other things with higher reflectivity.
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The Moon looks bright grayish white in a black background from here ...
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So would a sun-lit parking lot, IF it could be seen against the truly *black* backdrop of space.
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... but in photos from the surface it looks pretty much the same color, bright grayish white. Not black as the asphalt around here.
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Do you have any grasp of the concept of how photographic exposures are optimized for the available light? I could take a picture of my backyard by moonlight and given fast enough film, small enough f/stop and long enough exposure, I could post a photo here that you would swear was taken in broad daylight. Conversely, I could take a picture of the same scene in daylight but with different film, f/stop and/or shutter speed, that would appear to be shot by moonlight. The shots of the moon surface were optimized for proper exposure to show maximum detail. The same exposure settings wuold also be correct for an asphalt parking lot in sunlight and would appear grayish-white.