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Re:Commercial lunar lander presumed lost after historic moon... by belter on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @03:27PM (#35705419)
"Stolen and missing Moon rocks" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_and_missing_Moon_rocks
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Re:Commercial lunar lander presumed lost after historic moon... by walrus01 on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @04:18PM (#35706145)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_sample_displays

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11_lunar_sample_display

Assuming it wasn't lost or stolen since 1970, I wonder what the Taliban is doing with its moon rock.

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Re:Commercial lunar lander presumed lost after historic moon... by belter on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @04:32PM (#35706361)
The Wikipedia article is missing another case. A rock taken by Apollo 17 from Taurus-Littrow was gifted by Richard Nixon to Portugal in 1973. It was in exhibition at the Lisbon Planetarium but got stolen 11 July 1985.

https://www.jn.pt/nacional/portugal-teve-uma-rocha-lunar-mas...

So next time some suspicions character in Lisbon, proposes to sell you a piece of the Moon...it might be real.

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