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Want to learn more? Read our special features marking the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11.
- Apollo 11 only made it to the moon through diabolically hard practice
- Moon rocks can tell us where life could thrive beyond the solar system
- Future moon missions probably won’t carry astronauts – here’s why
- 7 bizarre objects from the festival’s worth of trash left on the moon
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![Small dome in the Compton-Belkovich region (61.33 ?N, 99.68 ?E). Evidence indicates a volcanic origin for this and other intriguing features in the region. Incidence angle is 64?, Sun is from the SSW, image is ~510 m across. NAC image number M139238146L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].](https://images.newscientistbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/07172644/SEI_163208069.jpg)

