Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE

Apollo 11 moonwalkers, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
Credit: NASA

The World Monuments Fund released its 2025 “Watch list” that sees the moon as a celestial sore point, tagging it as an “at risk” historic site.

The hope is to thwart the threat of select lunar areas from damage, even looting and exploitative visitation by future lunar tourists.

In fact, numbers of groups and individuals are saying there’s need to protect lunar heritage – before it’s too late.

Credit: For All Moonkind

For detailed information, go to my new Space.com story – “Can we protect historical sites on the moon before it’s too late? – Experts say there’s a critical need to advocate for global cooperation and policy frameworks to protect lunar heritage before irreversible damage occurs,” at:

https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/can-we-protect-historical-sites-on-the-moon-before-its-too-late