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One of the signs accompanying the moon rock. It reads


The Apollo 11 Moon Rock

This lunar sample was collected in July 1969 by Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
It is composed of fragments from the moon's original crust, which is over four billion years old.
Scientists call this type of rock vesicular basalt.


 
Sign accompanying the Moon Rock at Neil Armstrong Air & Space
Time picture taken Tue May 20 12:28:06 2014
Location picture taken Second Floor Lunar Surface Gallery
Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum
Wapakoneta, OH
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