New Jersey lunar sample displays explained
The New Jersey 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 the state of New Jersey by United States President Richard Nixon.
Description
Apollo 17
See main article: Apollo 17 lunar sample display.
History
The Apollo 11 "goodwill Moon rocks" commemorative podium plaque display is at the New Jersey State Museum.[1] The whereabouts of the Apollo 17 display are unknown.[2] [3]
See also
Further reading
- Book: The Case of the Missing Moon Rocks . 47 . Joe . Kloc . The Atavist/Amazon Digital Services, Inc . February 19, 2012 . B007BGZNZ8.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Trenton, we have a problem: NJ's souvenir moon rock missing since 1970s . Elise . Young . . Trenton, New Jersey . May 19, 2010 . November 4, 2012.
- News: State Gets Its Own Pet Rock . . March 20, 1976 . 19.
- News: Lost in Trenton . . Trenton, New Jersey . May 20, 2010 . November 4, 2012.