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The Moon is an accidental museum: What humans left behind

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When the upper stage of aSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket struck the Moon on 5 August, it became the latest human-made object to reach the lunar surface. Travelling at more than 5,000mph, the discarded rocket was expected to carve out a fresh impact near the Einstein and Bell craters, adding one more chapter to humanity’s growing…