New Jersey lunar sample displays
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The New Jersey lunar sample displays are two commemorative plaques consisting of small fragments of Moon specimen brought back with the Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 lunar missions and given in the 1970s to the people of the state of New Jersey by United States President Richard Nixon.
Description
= Apollo 11 =
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= Apollo 17 =
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History
The Apollo 11 "goodwill Moon rocks" commemorative podium plaque display is at the New Jersey State Museum.{{cite web |url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/051910_Trenton_we_have_a_problem_.html?page=all |title=Trenton, we have a problem: NJ's souvenir moon rock missing since 1970s |first1=Elise |last1=Young |work=The Record |location=Trenton, New Jersey |date=May 19, 2010 |accessdate=November 4, 2012}} The whereabouts of the Apollo 17 display are unknown.{{cite news |title=State Gets Its Own Pet Rock |work=The Trentonian |date=March 20, 1976 |page=19}}{{cite news |url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/editorials/94395049_Lost_in_Trenton.html |work=The Record |location=Trenton, New Jersey |title=Lost in Trenton |date=May 20, 2010 |accessdate=November 4, 2012}}
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See also
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book |title=The Case of the Missing Moon Rocks |pages=47 |first1=Joe |last1=Kloc |publisher=The Atavist/Amazon Digital Services, Inc |date=February 19, 2012 |asin=B007BGZNZ8}}
External links
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- [http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/lunar/displays/displays.cfm Partial list of Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17 sample locations, NASA Johnson Space Center]
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