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Time to protect scientific opportunity on the Moon

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Efforts are afoot to create rules for activities on the Moon, but so far none prioritize protecting the unique opportunities for science that exist there. Now is the time to safeguard future scientific discovery on and from our natural satellite.

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Fig. 1: Map of near-side lunar landing sites.

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Krolikowski, A. Time to protect scientific opportunity on the Moon. Nat Astron 7, 637–639 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-023-02002-z

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