Can the Moon be a person? As lunar mining looms, a change of perspective could protect Earth’s ancient companion

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Abstract

Everyone is planning to return to the Moon. At least 10 missions by half a dozen nations are scheduled before the end of 2021, and that’s only the beginning.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages5
Specialist publicationThe Conversation
Publication statusPublished - 27 Aug 2020

Keywords

  • Space environment
  • Legal personhood
  • space travel
  • moon
  • Space exploration
  • Space mining
  • Space heritage
  • natural resource exploitation
  • Lunar mining

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