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The moon has fascinated humans everywhere and for all time. Why? Mike Williams explores the moon in culture, how it affects life on Earth and he asks Alan Bean – one of the handful of people who have walked on it – what the moon is really like.
Produced by Richard Knight
Image shows a full moon as seen from the sky at night. Credit: AFP/Getty Images
By BBC World Service4.6
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The moon has fascinated humans everywhere and for all time. Why? Mike Williams explores the moon in culture, how it affects life on Earth and he asks Alan Bean – one of the handful of people who have walked on it – what the moon is really like.
Produced by Richard Knight
Image shows a full moon as seen from the sky at night. Credit: AFP/Getty Images

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