根据图中文章，讲述一下人类探索月球的事情，生成一个英文视频---**Textual Information:**
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SPACE (with a rocket icon)
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Tour guide to the MOON
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Your dusty, distant destination awaits, with unique geology that reveals billions of years of cosmic collisions
* **Author:**
WORDS AILSA HARVEY
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The rocky orb that orbits Earth has been at the centre of human wonder for millennia. Scientists have known for centuries how the presence of the Moon defines life on Earth – from stabilising Earth’s climate and controlling the tides to lighting up the night by reflecting sunlight. Long before it was possible to travel to the Moon, people could only speculate about what it was like on its surface. As it’s the brightest object in the night sky, ancient civilisations viewed the Moon as a mystical god. It wasn’t until 1969 that the first humans travelled a quarter of a million miles from Earth to the Moon to get close up to its surface and discover what it’s like to stand on another world.
After the first Moon landing, Apollo 11, there were six more journeys to the Moon, bringing a total of 12 men to its surface. Humans haven’t been on the surface of the Moon since the 1970s, but that’s soon due to change. Scientists are working to put astronauts back on the Moon by 2030 to further explore the surface and use it as a testbed for off-world habitats. The Apollo missions set out to prove we could put people on the Moon, but the next lunar landing missions, which are part of NASA’s Artemis program, will bring the first female astronaut to its surface and test whether a long-term human presence on the Moon is possible.
As safer and more efficient methods of transport to and from the Moon are perfected, this destination will become more accessible and our knowledge of its 14.6-million-square-mile surface will expand. Until then, come with us on a virtual tour of the lunar landscape and learn what the select few who have dared traverse its terrain have to say about our cosmic neighbour.
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* **Type:** Photographic image (background)
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* **Landscape:** The image depicts the surface of the Moon, characterized by a rugged, cratered, and dusty terrain. Numerous craters of varying sizes are visible across the landscape, indicating past impacts.
* **Color/Lighting:** The dominant colors are shades of grey, blue, and white, suggesting a stark, extraterrestrial environment. The lighting appears to be from a single source, casting long shadows from craters and elevated areas, highlighting the texture and undulations of the surface. The upper portion transitions into a darker, starry background, although individual stars are not clearly discernible due to the overlaying text.
* **Relative Position:** The lunar landscape occupies the majority of the image, serving as the background for the article text. The large white letters of "MOON" in the title are integrated with the landscape, with their lower parts appearing to be part of or emerging from the dusty surface.
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The Moon has captivated humanity for thousands of years. Ancient civilizations saw it as a divine entity, while scientists discovered its essential role in making Earth habitable. The Moon stabilizes our planet's climate, controls ocean tides, and lights up our nights by reflecting sunlight. This celestial companion has been the subject of human wonder long before we could dream of visiting its surface.
As scientific methods advanced, astronomers began systematic observations of the Moon through telescopes. They mapped its craters, identified dark plains called maria, and bright highland regions. Scientists realized that the Moon's glow wasn't mystical but simply reflected sunlight. They studied lunar phases and surface features, building detailed maps centuries before humans could visit. This scientific approach transformed our understanding from mythology to measurable reality.
On July 20th, 1969, Apollo 11 made history when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon. After traveling a quarter of a million miles through space, they landed on the grey, dusty lunar surface covered with craters from billions of years of impacts. The mission proved that humans could reach another world. Six more Apollo missions followed, bringing a total of twelve astronauts to explore the Moon's surface before the program ended in the 1970s.
The lunar surface spans 14.6 million square miles of ancient terrain shaped by billions of years of cosmic bombardment. Countless craters of varying sizes dot the landscape, from massive basins hundreds of kilometers wide to tiny pits just meters across. The surface is covered in regolith, a fine dusty layer created by eons of meteorite impacts. Rock samples collected by astronauts revealed the Moon's geological history, showing evidence of the violent early solar system when impacts were frequent and massive.
The future of lunar exploration promises permanent human presence on the Moon. NASA's Artemis program aims to return astronauts by 2030, including the first woman to walk on the lunar surface. Unlike Apollo missions that proved we could reach the Moon, Artemis focuses on sustainable exploration with lunar bases, research stations, and resource extraction. The Moon will serve as humanity's stepping stone to Mars and deeper space, offering a testbed for off-world technologies and habitats that will enable our species to become truly interplanetary.