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Sculptures about to Land on the Moon Join a Long History of Lunar Art

Scientific American News

By: Meghan Bartels

21 February 2024 at 18:00

A lunar lander nicknamed Odie carries 125 small moon sculptures by artist Jeff Koons that could become the first authorized artwork on the moon

Close-up of a memorial plaque on the Moon at Hadley-Apennine site, honoring 14 deceased NASA astronauts and USSR cosmonauts. Astronauts David R. Scott and James B. Irwin installed it during Apollo 15's lunar surface activity. The figurine symbolizes fallen space explorers.

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Sculptures about to Land on the Moon Join a Long History of Lunar Art

Scientific American News

By: Meghan Bartels

21 February 2024 at 18:00

A lunar lander nicknamed Odie carries 125 small moon sculptures by artist Jeff Koons that could become the first authorized artwork on the moon

Close-up of a memorial plaque on the Moon at Hadley-Apennine site, honoring 14 deceased NASA astronauts and USSR cosmonauts. Astronauts David R. Scott and James B. Irwin installed it during Apollo 15's lunar surface activity. The figurine symbolizes fallen space explorers.