[meteorite-list] Moon Rocks illegal?

From: Richard Kowalski <damoclid_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:32:12 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <50756.88394.qm_at_web33902.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Greg,

the first article you cite states it correctly. It is illegal (in the US) to own any lunar material that made it to earth via an Apollo mission. It is perfectly legal to own lunar material that makes it to earth "naturally".

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Richard Kowalski
http://fullmoonphotography.net
IMCA #1081
--- On Sat, 9/12/09, Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Moon Rocks illegal?
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 6:03 PM
> It seems Lunar Rock is a "controlled
> substance" and is illegal to own...
> http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/20/lunar-rocks-are-a-co.html
> http://www.geotimes.org/sept02/NN_moon.html
> http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2000-12/976929331.As.r.html
> 
> Is this true? What does it mean for Lunar Meteorites?
> Can anyone offer info about this?
> 
> Thanks, and hope everyone has a great weekend (whats left
> of it)
> Greg C.
> 
> 
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Received on Sat 12 Sep 2009 10:32:12 PM PDT