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We turn to the moon figuratively to inspire and imagine. Someday we may return literally to expand our horizons. In this painting astronauts survey a lunar landscape from a rock outcrop. Painting © William K. Hartmann, at Planetary Science Institute, Tucson.

Our moon as art

Like any classic work of art, the moon means different things to different people. For millennia, humans have used its omnipresent face as a canvas for storytelling. Today, we see Earth’s faithful satellite in everything from the children’s book “Goodnight Moon” to the gallery of images collected by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). Even the…

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