Illustrates Marcos de Lima
edition Felipe van Deursen
There are an estimated 96 bags of feces, urine and vomit left on the Moon by astronauts from the Apollo missions. Although NASA does not report the exact number, it does confirm that there is human waste in the lunar soil. “Astronaut solid waste produced during the trip [ou seja, dentro da nave] were not discarded on the Moon”, says Allard Beutel. But what was produced on the Moon remained on the Moon. The US space agency does not consider this material garbage. The idea is that, in the future, scientists will analyze this mountain of poop to see what kind of mutations our DNA suffers after a long exposure to radiation from space. In addition to urine and feces, there is also a lot of junk left by humans on the Moon.
moon dump
what we left there
96 bags of urine, feces and vomit
70 vehicles
12 pairs of boots
5 US flags that are white due to solar radiation
2 golf balls
hammers, tongs, rakes and shovels
backpacks
blankets
towels
moistened papers
personal hygiene kits
food packaging
cameras
movie magazines
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