Origin of the Firefox logo

Hi, I'm a fan of Firefox and this is not an issue as such, so apologies if I'm wasting anyone's time!
I'm a designer, so I couldn't help but notice the similarity between the Firefox logo and the Moon. I flipped a picture of the Moon horizontally and as far as I'm concerned they're an almost perfect match, the lighter area to the Southeast (bottom and right side when flipped) is very similar in shape to the Fox, the darker lunar mara defining his outline.
Only problem is my friends think I'm nuts for thinking they look similar! Can you please kindly confirm if the Moon was indeed an influence on your logo?
Please reply, a pint of beer may be at stake!
Kind regards,
Anj Avraam

I'm not sure what sphere that is. This recent article links to some of the earlier history: [https://blog.mozilla.org/creative/2013/06/27/a-new-firefox-logo-for-a-new-firefox-era/].

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