Moon leftovers: 8 tiny space-history twists

Q1. True or false: The Moon has 96 bags of human waste hidden among its Apollo leftovers[[cite:1]][[cite:2]]?
- True, 96 bags of human waste turned the Moon into a cosmic storage closet.
- False, the Moon kept only dust.
- True, but they were all coffee filters.
- False, there were no Apollo leftovers.
Answer: True, 96 bags of human waste turned the Moon into a cosmic storage closet[[cite:3]][[cite:4]].
Q2. True or false: Apollo flags used extendable poles because there is no wind on the Moon[[cite:5]][[cite:6]]?
- True, the flags needed extendable poles for a windless Moon.
- False, they snapped in the breeze.
- True, because the Moon has thunderstorms.
- False, the flags floated on helium.
Answer: True, the flags needed extendable poles for a windless Moon[[cite:7]][[cite:8]].
Q3. True or false: Charles Duke left a framed family photo on Apollo 16, with a dedication on the back and likely radiation fading[[cite:9]][[cite:10]][[cite:11]][[cite:12]][[cite:13]]?
- True, Charles Duke left a framed family photo with a back inscription.
- False, he left a postcard from Mars.
- True, but it was carved into a rock.
- False, it was never photographed.
Answer: True, Charles Duke left a framed family photo with a back inscription[[cite:14]][[cite:15]][[cite:16]][[cite:17]][[cite:18]].
Q4. True or false: Alan Shepard's golf balls are among the Moon's weird leftovers[[cite:19]][[cite:20]]?
- True, Alan Shepard's golf balls turned the regolith into a tiny driving range.
- False, golf balls are only on Earth.
- True, but they were baseballs.
- False, he left a piano instead.
Answer: True, Alan Shepard's golf balls turned the regolith into a tiny driving range[[cite:21]][[cite:22]].
Q5. True or false: The Fallen Astronaut sculpture is one of the Moon's memorial leftovers[[cite:23]][[cite:24]]?
- True, the Fallen Astronaut sculpture is the Moon's tiny memorial art twist.
- False, it was a road sign.
- True, but it was made of cheese.
- False, memorials were banned on Apollo.
Answer: True, the Fallen Astronaut sculpture is the Moon's tiny memorial art twist[[cite:25]][[cite:26]].
Q6. True or false: The Moon Museum chip is definitely confirmed to have landed on the Moon[[cite:27]][[cite:28]]?
- False, the tiny art chip is reportedly Moon-bound but its actual presence is unconfirmed.
- True, it is confirmed beyond doubt.
- False, it was a camera lens.
- True, because all art chips were planted.
Answer: False, the tiny art chip is reportedly Moon-bound but its actual presence is unconfirmed[[cite:29]][[cite:30]].
Q7. True or false: Gene Shoemaker's ashes were flown to the Moon in a capsule with a Romeo and Juliet quote[[cite:31]]?
- True, Gene Shoemaker's ashes rode a capsule with a Romeo and Juliet quote.
- False, they stayed in a museum.
- True, but they were in a lunch box.
- False, the quote was from Hamlet.
Answer: True, Gene Shoemaker's ashes rode a capsule with a Romeo and Juliet quote[[cite:32]].
Q8. True or false: A laser retroreflector left on the Moon is still used to measure the Earth-Moon distance[[cite:33]][[cite:34]]?
- True, the retroreflector still bounces measurements between Earth and Moon.
- False, it was a one-time flashlight.
- True, but it measures the Sun-Mars distance.
- False, it was made of paper.
Answer: True, the retroreflector still bounces measurements between Earth and Moon[[cite:35]][[cite:36]].

lunar surface left by the 12 Apollo astronauts

as the astronauts returned to the Command/Service Module.

all of humankind, not just those who had died

left on the Moon when the Lunar Prospector spacecraft intentionally crashed

left all but one of the camera bodies on the Moon.

Moon leftovers: 8 tiny space-history twists

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