Past exploration and prospective missions are endangering our only moon's future existence, the World Monuments Fund has warned.

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The preservation organization’s list, the World Monuments Watch, usually sticks to cultural heritage sites within Earth’s bounds. However, with humanity recently ramping up (uncrewed, for now) visits to the Moon, concerns have grown over what that means for the future of the culturally significant marks we’ve left on its surface.

It usually includes vulnerable cultural sites on Earth. This year marks the first selection since 2022, featuring Qhapaq Ñan, an ancient pre-Hispanic Andean road network. Additionally, the list includes Antakya in Turkey and the Noto peninsula in Japan, both of which have suffered damage from recent earthquakes.

That organization is the World Monuments Fund, which today announced the 25 sites on its annual World Monuments Watch. The sites were selected from over 200 nominations that underwent two review cycles before selection by an independent panel of experts. The Moon stands apart from the rest as a cultural heritage site that is not on Earth.

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The nonprofit World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced its 2025 World Monuments Watch list. Read on for the full list. Teaser: the moon is on the list.

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