Centerpiece Scott Hollifield: The perfect way to clean up our Moon junk SCOTT HOLLIFIELD Mar 10, 2018 Mar 10, 2018 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Humans. Give us half a chance and we’ll junk it up, even if it’s the Moon.kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ 2 kDA2? DEJ=6lQE6IE\564@C2E:@?i F?56C=:?6jQmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]=:G6D4:6?46]4@>^e`h``\EC2D9\@?\>@@?]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm|2C49 a DE@CJk^2mk^DA2?m 7C@> {:G6 $4:6?46[ H6 @7 E96 A=2?6E t2CE9 92G6 =67E 2C@F?5 c__[___ A@F?5D @7 EC2D9 @? @FC 4=@D6DE @C3:E:?8 2DEC@?@>:42= ?6:893@C]k^AmkAm“ |F49 @7 E9:D >@@? =:EE6C H2D =67E 3J }p$p 2DEC@?2FED H9@ =2?565 @? E96 =F?2C DFC7246 36EH66? `heh 2?5 `hfa 5FC:?8 E96 pA@==@ AC@8C2>[” {:G6 $4:6?46 $6?:@C (C:E6C {2FC2 v6886= D2JD :? kDA2? 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