By Randall MunroeAdvertisingTwelve people have walked on the moon since humans landed there 50 years ago, but no one has ever directly touched its surface. No one ever took off a glove or a boot while standing on the moon. “When I picked it up, I could feel the heat from that aluminum frame through my gloves. Like Earth sand, moon dust is effectively made of tiny glass shards, but the sharp edges have not been worn down by erosion. AdvertisingBut so long as you avoided touching rocks or metal, washed your hands afterward and didn’t mind some temporary swelling, you could probably touch the moon and survive.

Source: Indian Express November 13, 2019 09:38 UTC