The Moon harbors the largest amount of human debris artifacts, undoubtedly. At the landing sites of various Apollo missions, numerous items left behind by astronauts during their expeditions can be found. For instance, the crew of Apollo 15 erected a memorial to honor the fallen space pioneers, while Astronaut Charles Duke placed a photograph of his family on the lunar surface. Additionally, Eugene Cernan left a video camera to allow future scientists to study the impact of radiation on its lens.
However, among these artifacts, two golf balls stand out as the most peculiar. These golf balls were carried to the Moon by the commander of the Apollo 14 mission, Alan Shepard. During one of the surface trips, Shepard took the opportunity to play golf using a modified club, though he later faced criticism for engaging in leisure activities during an important mission. Shepard himself asserted that one of the balls, after being struck by the club, traveled for kilometers, almost reaching outer space. Subsequently, it was revealed that the story had been embellished, as the balls only flew a few dozen meters.
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