“Missing” Moon Rocks Found in File Cabinet

Posted by Raymond on January 17, 2010

From CBS News:

Lunar Souvenirs From Apollo Missions, Mistakenly Presumed Lost, Turn Up in Locked Cabinet in Hawaii.

Missing moon rocks from the first and last human lunar landings have been discovered in a locked cabinet in Hawaii.

The rare rocks from the Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 missions were found last week during a routine inventory of gifts to the Hawaii governor’s office over the years.

The rocks were given to the people of Hawaii during the Nixon administration, but they were presumed lost when a noted moon rock tracker and former NASA employee said their whereabouts were unknown.

[Read more at CBS News]