The fragrance of the moon was reproduced by a French perfumer
The smell of the moon was recreated by the famous French perfumer and scientific consultant Michael Moiseev in his laboratory. He was inspired to create a “lunar” creation by the story of astronaut Buzz Aldrin, a participant in the Apollo 11 mission and the second person after Neil Armstrong, who stepped on the surface of the moon in 1969, reports the journal Nature.
According to the description of the astronaut, after he removed the helmet in the lunar module, he felt "a pungent metallic smell - something like spent gunpowder or a plume of an exploding firecracker." And he described the smell of moon dust as "burnt charcoal or ashes in a fireplace sprinkled with a little water."
However, most earthlings, including fans of perfume novelties, will not be able to listen to the "revived" lunar fragrance or purchase it - the author created the "perfume" specifically for the exhibition at the Museum of Space in the French city of Toulouse. Anyone who wants to smell the moon can come to the Toulouse Museum, where the fragrant exhibit will be kept.
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