Why do the footprints astronauts left on the Moon more than 50 years ago still look very fresh?

The Moon has essentially no atmosphere, so it has no wind or rain to erode the surface and blur the footprints. With no weather to wash or blow them away, the tracks can remain sharp for a very long time. The footprints were pressed into lunar soil, not frozen in ice or preserved in concrete.

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