SG Talk

What's not known is the condition of those flags today. Even if the flags have remained standing when crews rocketed off the moon, it is almost certain that they are not in the same condition as when they were first deployed on the lunar surface. "Most likely the nylon of the flag has degraded as the result of prolonged exposure to sunlight," Platoff senses, a destructive outcome that's tagged "sun rot."

The significance of these images "will endure long after the deaths of those who participated in this historic undertaking," Platoff said.


https://www.space.com/what-happened-to-t...n-the-moon