Astronomy:California lunar sample displays
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The California lunar 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 California by United States President Richard Nixon as goodwill gifts.
Description
Apollo 11
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Apollo 17
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History
The California Apollo 17 lunar sample display burned in a 1978 fire at the San Diego Aero-Space Museum.[1] The damaged plaque is stored at the San Diego Air & Space Museum.[2]
According to Moon rocks researcher Robert Pearlman, the California Apollo 11 display is also housed in the San Diego Air & Space Museum.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Amero, Richard. History of the Casa de Balboa Building in Balboa Park. http://www.balboaparkhistory.net/casadebalboa.pdf. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
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Further reading
- Kloc, Joe (February 19, 2012). The Case of the Missing Moon Rocks. The Atavist/Amazon Digital Services, Inc. pp. 47.
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