The moon has reached a 'new epoch', a lunar Anthropocene, scientists say
by Maryam Kara
Dec 11, 2023
2 minutes
The moon has entered a new epoch called the lunar Anthropocene, according to researchers.
It was suggested in a – called The case for a lunar anthropocene – that people may have been discussing the as far back as 1959, the time the Soviet Luna 2 impacted, producing the first human-made crater, but that discourse around it needs to increase.
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