Netherlands lunar sample displays explained
The Netherlands lunar sample displays are two commemorative plaques consisting of small fragments of Moon specimens brought back with the Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 Moon missions and given to the people of the Netherlands by President Richard Nixon as goodwill gifts.
Description
Apollo 11
See main article: Apollo 11 lunar sample display.
Apollo 17
See main article: Apollo 17 lunar sample display.
History
According to Moon rock researcher Robert Pearlman, both the Netherlands Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 lunar sample displays are in the National Museum of the History of Science and Medicine in Leiden, Netherlands.[1]
The Rijksmuseum of the Netherlands said in 1992 that it received a fake moon rock from the estate of Netherlands Prime Minister Willem Drees.[1] [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
- Partial list of Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17 sample locations, NASA Johnson Space Center
- Web site: Dutch Moon Rock Story Dead! FOUND! . . . November 2, 2012.
- News: Tales of lunar rocks through the years . . Associated Press. May 23, 2012 . Las Vegas, Nevada. November 2, 2012.
Notes and References
- News: Toby . Sterling . . Apollo moon rocks lost in space? No, lost on Earth . dead . http://web.archive.org/web/20120525150442/https://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2009-09-14-moon-rock_N.htm . May 25, 2012 . September 14, 2009 . . Amsterdam, Holland . November 2, 2012.
- News: Fake Dutch 'moon rock' revealed . 28 August 2009 . . November 2, 2012.
- News: US gave fake 'moon rock' to Dutch museum . . August 29, 2009 . November 2, 2012.