Watch Professor Brian Cox introduce the science behind surviving on the Moon, plus the views of Mahesh Anand and Tara Hayden of The Open University about the possibility of a sustained human presence on the Moon, facilitated by key recent discoveries from cutting edge research on lunar samples. The video below is part of the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition 2019 exhibit called Living on the Moon.
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