Apollo 17 moon rock plaque

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Moon rock fragment from the last Apollo space mission, Apollo 17, encased in perspex on a wooden plaque. The thumbnail-size rock is around billion years old. There is just 1 piece of Moon rock in the UK from the last NASA Apollo mission and it is here in the Natural History Museum. It was a gift to the country from President Nixon in 1973. The fragment continues to provide insights into the Moon and its origins.

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Size: 2315px × 3256px
Location: The Natural History Museum, London
Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 17, apollo, basalt, basaltic, extrusion, extrusive, igneous, ilmenite, jack, mineral, moon, oxide, plaque, program, rock, shot, space, studio, studioshot, treasures, union