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English: A slice of moon rock available at the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution for visitors to touch. Taken back to Earth by Apollo 17. This lunar sample was cut from a rock collected on the surface of the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972. Found near the landing site in the Valley of Taurus-Littrow, it is an iron-rich, fine-textured volcanic rock called basalt. It is nearly 4 billion years old. |
| Date | 26 August 2007 (original upload date), 2008-03-22 (transfer to Commons date) |
| Source | taken by uploader, en:User:Vidor |
| Author | Vidor at English Wikipedia, who said it was self taken (based on license selected) |
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This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Vidor at English Wikipedia. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: Vidor grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. |
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- 2007-08-26 20:07 Vidor 3072×2304×8 (2431079 bytes) A slice of [[moon rock]] available at the [[National Air and Space Museum]] of the [[Smithsonian Institution]] for visitors to touch. Taken back to Earth by [[Apollo 17]]. {{no rights reserved}}
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