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NASA’s Marks on Moon Visible From Space

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Landing sites, foot trails clearly seen in satellite photos.

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Erosion apparently works pretty slowly on the moon. New satellite photos show that landing sites and foot trails from NASA’s moon landings are still clearly visible on the surface of the moon, even though the last mission took place nearly 40 years ago.

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