Mankind is already having a very strong influence on the Earth’s satellite, and will soon begin to change its surface, reports The Independent. According to scientists, people should officially recognize that the moon is entering the Anthropocene period, a period with high levels of human activity affecting the ecosystem and nature. This should show the importance of human impact “in the past, in the present, and in the future.”
A whole new era is dawning for the earth’s satellite, writes The Independent. Humans are planning to change the lunar surface to such an extent that it should be considered a new era, the researchers said. Including in the coming years, spacecraft will again have to send people to the surface of the satellite.
In general, the beginning of a new era can be considered 1959, “when the Russian Luna-2 spacecraft was the first in history to land on the lunar surface.”
“The idea is much like the discussion of the Anthropocene on Earth – exploring how much humans have affected our planet,” says lead author Justin Holcomb, a geology researcher at the University of Kansas.
At the same time, scientists, although they acknowledge the beginning of a new era, but want to minimize the damage that people can cause by their active actions. After all, it is planned to dig lunar rock and even live underground. Mankind has already left behind a lot of rubbish on the surface of the Moon, notes the author of the article.
“Cultural processes are beginning to outpace the natural background of geological processes on the Moon,” Holcomb said. For example, the process of moving sedimentary rocks.
Humanity must recognize what is already changing the moon’s surface and will change in the future. After all, in “the context of the new space race, the lunar landscape in 50 years will be completely different,” which could lead to all sorts of problems.
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