The Moon is Such a Badass

I’ve always been fascinated by the Moon. But for most of my life, the only images I saw were in shades of grey—cold, distant, lifeless. I loved her anyway, but she felt a little sad, flat, dead. Visually speaking, it was hard to connect this barren rock to the deep, ever-changing world of emotions she represents. Then I stumbled upon a NASA photograph of the Moon taken in 1992. Unlike the usual monochrome images, this one was bursting with color—revealing ancient volcanic flows, mineral-rich craters, and explosive cosmic history. My first thought? Wow. The Moon is such a badass.