Golf balls, works of art and excrement: the strange objects that humans left on the Moon

2023-09-15 07:20:00

Los astronauts who had the privilege of walking on the surface of to the Moon They left, in addition to an indelible mark on the history of cosmic expeditions, a number of objects that attract attention due to their notable variety. Certain vehicles were deposited there that the crew members of each mission used to carry out displacement tests, but they also locked flags, a statue and even 96 bags of human excrementexposed to analyze the effects of lunar conditions on debris.

To date it is possible to identify a multiplicity of strange pieces that humanity sent to the natural satellite, partly as testimony of the risky expeditions, but also as experiments to understand how outer space influences the elements.

Astronaut on the Moon. Photo: Unsplash | History in HD

Flags, works of art, golf balls and filth

When listing the objects present on the Moon, the image of the astronaut immediately comes to mind Buzz Aldrincrew member of the Apollo 11next to the United States flag.

Arrived on the Moon on February 5, 1971, Alan B. Shepard made history by wearing a Golf ball and try some shots with a golf club adapted to astronaut gloves.

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Photo: Unsplash | NASA

A year later, the Apollo 16 mission landed on the Moon and Charles Duke At that time he broke the tenure record with his partner John Young.

The renowned astronaut had the idea of ​​depositing a laminated photo of his familya, with the following message: “This is the family of astronaut Duke from planet Earth. Moon landing in April 1972.

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Photo: Unsplash | NASA

It should also be mentioned that a work of art created by Paul Van Hoeydonck reached the Moon. Is regarding Fallen astronauta tiny aluminum sculpture of an astronaut in a space suitplaced next to a plaque that bears the names of astronauts and cosmonauts who lost their lives on missions or during training.

On the other hand, on the Moon the ashes of American geologist Gene Shoemaker, transported there by the Lunar Prospector space probe. It is, according to the Royal Museums Greenwich portal, the only human whose remains were taken to the mysterious natural satellite.

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Photo: Unsplash | NASA

They are still found on the surface of the Moon. exploration vehicles (Lunar Roving Vehicles) used by astronauts to travel some distances along the satellite.

The strange list is completed with 96 bags that store human excrementwhich will be duly collected and analyzed by the scientific community to draw conclusions regarding the effects of the lunar climate.

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