Brazil lunar sample displays

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

## Description

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### Apollo 11

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Main article: Apollo 11 lunar sample display

At the request of Nixon, NASA had about 250 presentation plaques made following Apollo 11 in 1969. Each included about four rice-sized particles of Moon dust from the mission totaling about 50 mg.[1][2] The Apollo 11 lunar sample display has an acrylic plastic button containing the Moon dust mounted with the recipient's country or state flag that had been to the Moon and back. All 135 countries received the display, as did the 50 states of the United States and the U.S. provinces and the United Nations.[1]

The plaques were given as gifts by Nixon in 1970.[1]

### Apollo 17

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Main article: Apollo 17 lunar sample display

Message on Apollo 17 plaque

The sample Moon rock collected during the Apollo 17 mission was later named lunar basalt 70017, and dubbed the Goodwill rock.[3] Pieces of the rock weighing about 1.14 grams[2] were placed inside a piece of acrylic lucite, and mounted along with a flag from the country that had flown on Apollo 17 it would be distributed to.[3]

In 1973 Nixon had the plaques sent to 135 countries, and to the United States with its territories, as a goodwill gesture.[3]

## History

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Museum Dom Diogo de Souza of Bage is in Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.

The Brazil Apollo 17 "goodwill Moon rock" plaque display is held in the state of Rio Grande do Sul by the Museum Dom Diogo de Souza in Bagé; the museum acquired it from Brazilian President Emilio Medici Garrastazu.[4] The display is a source of pride for the city.[4]

As of 2002, the building in which the Brazil Apollo 17 lunar sample display is stored was a dilapidated nineteenth-century structure.[4] When an idea to sell the display to raise money emerged in 2000,[3] the residents of the city protested and the plan was withdrawn. The display is rarely exhibited.[4]

## See also

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* List of Apollo lunar sample displays

## References

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1. ^ a b c Pearlman, Robert. "Where today are the Apollo 11 goodwill lunar sample displays?". CollectSPACE. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
2. ^ a b "Tales of lunar rocks through the years". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. 2012-05-23. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
3. ^ a b c d Pearlman, Robert. "Where today are the Apollo 17 goodwill lunar sample displays". CollectSPACE. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
4. ^ a b c d "Gaúchos querem vender pedra lunar" [Gauchos want to sell moon rock]. Globo (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Globo Organizations. 2002-09-30. Archived from the original on 2010-02-11. Retrieved November 2, 2012.

## Further reading

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* Kloc, Joe (February 19, 2012). The Case of the Missing Moon Rocks. The Atavist/Amazon Digital Services, Inc. p. 47\. ASIN B007BGZNZ8.

## External links

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* Partial list of Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17 sample locations, NASA Johnson Space Center

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