Lunar Anthropocene

A throwaway society... throwing its junk far, far away

A while back I reported on the International Space Station, that it would probably become space junk.

Here’s the latest on the moon.

NASA estimates there are already 227,000 kilos of human garbage littering the moon, mostly from space explorations, including moon buggies and other equipment, excrement, statues, golf balls, human ashes and flags, among other objects.

(Source: Why now is the time to address humanity’s impact on the moon (deccanherald.com))

The article is a bit freewheeling, but we could take to heart its admonishment to resist exporting our “throwaway society” all the way into space.

Sheesh.

“Take only pictures, leave only footprints.”

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