[meteorite-list] Moon Rocks

From: Peter Scherff <peterscherff_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 17:08:43 -0400
Message-ID: <013201cd3928$3c587e80$b5097b80$_at_rcn.com>

Hi Mike,

Here is what was given:

In November 1969, then-U.S. President Richard Nixon requested NASA fabricate
approximately 250 displays for distribution by the White House containing
lunar surface material and the flags of 135 nations, U. S. possessions and
states.

Each presentation included 0.05 grams of dust (encased in lucite) retrieved
by the Apollo 11 astronauts, as well as a flag of the recepient nation
carried aboard the mission.

The displays presented to foriegn nations were inscribed:

 
    Presented to the People of ____________ by Richard Nixon, President of
the United States of America.

    This Flag of Your Nation was Carried to the Moon and Back by Apollo 11
and This Fragment of the Moon's Surface was Brought to Earth by the Crew of
That First Manned Lunar Landing.

(With exception of the plaque for Venezuela, when it was discovered that the
country's flag was not carried aboard Apollo 11. Instead, a flag flown on
Apollo 12 was used with the following wording: "This flag of your nation was
carried to the moon and back, and this fragment of the moon's surface was
brought to earth by the crew of the first manned lunar landing.")

Thanks,

Peter

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Michael
Gilmer
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 3:30 PM
To: Count Deiro
Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Moon Rocks

Greetings List,

It is hard to tell exact scale in the photo (in the article that Count
posted), but it looks like 4 Bessey specks suspended inside a marble of
clear acrylic (or lucite, or ?). I had always assumed that the Apollo "moon
rocks" the US government distributed to various countries were much larger -
perhaps acorn sized fragments, or a decent part-slice or something.
Apparently we were giving away crumb-sized micros.

Or maybe, a given nation's relative value to the US as an ally may have
dictated by how much Apollo material they received. And poor Nicaragua only
merited a few specks. LOL.

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 5/23/12, Count Deiro <countdeiro at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hello List,
> FYI
> http://enews.earthlink.net/article/us?guid=20120523/e96037d3-82dd-487b
> -8a52-3cab26c0614b
> Regards,
> Count Deiro
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