An interesting and logical possibility. And one more.
Did Hans Lippershey turn his primitive "spyglass" [telescope]
on the Moon?
I would bet dollars to donuts that he did.
I'm convinced that he did..."It's logical", as Mr. Spock would say.
But with an instrument that was probably no more powerful than
4 to 6 magnification, he probably did not understand or realize
what the shadowy and circular features on the Moon were.
And he probably dismissed what he saw and told nobody.