The rest of the stuff left up are things astronauts didn’t need anymore, like geological tools such as hammers, tongs, shovels and rakes; two golf balls; 12 pairs of boots; TV cameras; film magazines; five American flags; cameras and camera accessories; backpacks; several improvised javelins; insulated blankets; utility towels; a photograph of Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke's family; a silver pin; a feather; a commemorative medal; a cast gold olive branch; empty space-food wrappers; and 96 bags of urine, feces and vomit.
How much garbage have humans left on the moon?
Answer: 21,000 pieces of garbage weighing 400,000 pounds
Most of the 400,000 pounds of trash left on the moon takes the form of spacecraft wreckage. Though the news is not new, the fact that such an occurrence exists to make it in the news is a bit disturbing.
The rest of the stuff left up are things astronauts didn’t need anymore, like geological tools such as hammers, tongs, shovels and rakes; two golf balls; 12 pairs of boots; TV cameras; film magazines; five American flags; cameras and camera accessories; backpacks; several improvised javelins; insulated blankets; utility towels; a photograph of Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke's family; a silver pin; a feather; a commemorative medal; a cast gold olive branch; empty space-food wrappers; and 96 bags of urine, feces and vomit.
The rest of the stuff left up are things astronauts didn’t need anymore, like geological tools such as hammers, tongs, shovels and rakes; two golf balls; 12 pairs of boots; TV cameras; film magazines; five American flags; cameras and camera accessories; backpacks; several improvised javelins; insulated blankets; utility towels; a photograph of Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke's family; a silver pin; a feather; a commemorative medal; a cast gold olive branch; empty space-food wrappers; and 96 bags of urine, feces and vomit.
