Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Moon added to list of vulnerable sites by World Monuments Fund
Over a half-century ago on July 21, 1969, a US astronaut took the first step on the moon as part of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission. He and the lunar module pilot spent about two hours exploring the moon’s surface, collecting soil samples, leaving a memorial disk, and planting the American flag. Ten more American men walked on the Moon in the next three years and left footsteps, equipment, and memorial objects. All of these things and sites can be considered historical artifacts and preserved as testimonies of humans’ first steps beyond Earth, according to the World Monuments Fund, which highlights 25 heritage sites at risk every other year. The fund claims these memorial remains and objects are our collective narrative and be preserved when new moon missions are underway. It also listed other sites that face challenges such as climate change, over-tourism, natural disasters, and conflicts, like Gaza’s historic urban fabric and Kyiv’s Teacher’s House. Humans create artifacts and often destroy them.
Read the article and learn about the monuments on the Moon.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/17/science/moon-world-monuments-vulnerable-intl-scli/index.html
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