[meteorite-list] Moon rocks

From: D Miller <dannyspl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:40:25 -0700
Message-ID: <uy8qm44qscw0n2whqwaf9u1w.1334443225702_at_email.android.com>

Did anyone see the auction on EBay last week for a Moon rock for 4.7 mil. I tried to post here twice. He said he had papers to own I also heard men in suits from NASA may show up at your doorstep if you try to sell them.

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"Sterling K. Webb" <sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>Hi, Dan, List,
>
>"Moon Rocks," meaning pieces of the Moon returned
>by the space program, are the property of the Nation,
>which paid about 25 billion 1970 dollars for them. In
>practical terms, they are "owned" by the government
>of the United States. No individuals "own" them. But
>samples of lunar material are loaned to researchers on
>application and justification for the research proposed
>and are returned when it is over (unless the testing is
>destructive, in which case they must be accounted for).
>
>"Moon Rocks," in the sense of rocks from the Moon
>that were brought to Earth by other means than
>government effort, that is, meteorites, can be owned
>by anyone willing to pay the price to own them.
>
>
>Sterling K. Webb
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>From: "D Miller" <dannyspl at aol.com>
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>Subject: [meteorite-list] Moon rocks
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>
>> Can someone please tell me what the government policy is on obtaining
>> moon rocks? I understand that only selected individuals related to the
>> space program are allowed to own them. Dan Miller
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