I can’t believe I never learned about this in any of my art (or science!) classes.

This is an incredible story of a sculpture that was placed on our Lunar surface, many moons (pun intended) ago…

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/12/sculpture_on_the_moon_paul_van_hoeydonck_s_fallen_astronaut.html

“Fallen Astronaut” by Paul van Hoeydonck (Waddell Gallery)

“The Fallen Astronaut” with Commemorative Plaque (NASA)