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Missing Moon rocks.

CJhaughey · 2012-02-20 13:53:10

According to this article on the BBC website most of the the Goodwill Moon rocks that were distributed by the US after the Apollo 17 mission have gone missing. Irelands Apollo 11 was thrown out after a fire at the observatory. "Then there is the mysterious tale of how - after a fire at an observatory in Dublin - Ireland's…

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20-02-2012 2:53pm

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According to this article on the BBC website most of the the Goodwill Moon rocks that were distributed by the US after the Apollo 17 mission have gone missing.
Irelands Apollo 11 was thrown out after a fire at the observatory.

"Then there is the mysterious tale of how - after a fire at an observatory in Dublin - Ireland's Apollo 11 moon rock ended up lying in a rubbish dump, after apparently being thrown out with the rest of the debris.
"It's still there under a couple of tonnes of trash. That could definitely be worth over $5m (£3.1m). I'll tell you where it's at. It's in the Finglas landfill dump in Dublin," Gutheinz says."

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