Illinois lunar sample displays

Apollo 17 lunar plaque display

The  Illinois lunar sample displays  are two commemorative plaques consisting of small fragments of Moon specimen brought back with the Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 lunar missions and given in the 1970s to the people of Illinois by United States President Richard Nixon as goodwill gifts.

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 1.1 Apollo 11
* 1.2 Apollo 17
* 2 History
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 Further reading

## Description

### Apollo 11

Main article: Astronomy:Apollo 11 lunar sample display

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### Apollo 17

Main article: Astronomy:Apollo 17 lunar sample display

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## History

Apollo 11 lunar plaque display

The Illinois Apollo 11 "goodwill Moon rocks" plaque display was presented by Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie to Milton D. Thompson, Director of the Illinois State Museum. Richard Leary, curator of geology, ultimately handled the display.[1]

While other "goodwill Moon rocks" commemorative displays were reported lost or missing, both the Illinois Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 displays are kept at the Illinois State Museum.[2][3]

## See also

* List of Apollo lunar sample displays

## References

1. ↑ Leary, Richard; Hunter, Joan; Whitbeck, Gary (March 1970). "Moon Fragments Received by Museum". The Living Museum Magazine 31 (11). http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/ism/id/2733. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Apollo11displays`
3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `moon rocks Apollo 17`

## Further reading

* Kloc, Joe (February 19, 2012). The Case of the Missing Moon Rocks. The Atavist/Amazon Digital Services, Inc. pp. 47.

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