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Context
Space Debris
Concerns
Kessler syndrome
Humans have intentionally and unintentionally left things on the Moon Things left on the Moon Not only have we left a lot of space junk in Earth's orbit, there are objects elsewhere too, such as on the lunar surface. Some things were abandoned on the Moon, but others were placed there as mementos or time capsules. Here are some fast facts about what's been left on the Moon: Three Moon buggies from Apollo 15, 16 and 17 54 uncrewed probes that have crashed or landed on the Moon 190,000 kilograms of material left by humans on the Moon The first spacecraft and probes left on the Moon by different countries: 1959: Luna 2 (USSR) 1969: Ranger 4 (USA) 1993: Hiten (Japan) 2006: SMART-1 (Europe) 2008: Chandrayaan-1 (India) 2009: Chang'e-1 (China) 2019: Beresheet (Israel) Some other strange objects left on the Moon: 1969: a golden olive branch (Apollo 11) 1969: art by Andy Warhol (Apollo 12) 1971: three golf balls (Apollo 14) 1971: a falcon feather (Apollo 15) 1972: a photograph of astronaut Charles Duke's family (Apollo 16) |
Mitigation Measures
Initiatives taken to tackle the problem
Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee
NORAD
ClearSpace-1 Mission
ELSA-d Mission
Starship
NEO-01’
ISRO’s Efforts
‘Project NETRA’
Other
Closing Thoughts
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