Astronomy:Illinois lunar sample displays

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Apollo 17 lunar plaque display

The Illinois 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 Illinois by United States President Richard Nixon as goodwill gifts.

Description

Apollo 11

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Apollo 17

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History

Apollo 11 lunar plaque display

The Illinois Apollo 11 "goodwill Moon rocks" plaque display was presented by Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie to Milton D. Thompson, Director of the Illinois State Museum. Richard Leary, curator of geology, ultimately handled the display.[1]

While other "goodwill Moon rocks" commemorative displays were reported lost or missing, both the Illinois Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 displays are kept at the Illinois State Museum.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Leary, Richard; Hunter, Joan; Whitbeck, Gary (March 1970). "Moon Fragments Received by Museum". The Living Museum Magazine 31 (11). http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/ism/id/2733. Retrieved November 4, 2012. 
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Apollo11displays
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named moon rocks Apollo 17

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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