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MSA SC 2160-1-2
Collection	Moon Rock Collection
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Dates	1969/11
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Restrictions	RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without permission of the State Archivist
Storage	Contact the Department of Special Collections for location.
Description
Moon rock fragments under acrylic dome, mounted with Maryland flag on a stand. Fragments collected by crew of Apollo 11 and flag carried to the Moon by them on their 1969 mission. Display bears the following descriptive labels: "Presented to the People of Maryland by Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America." "This Flag of Your State was Carried to the Moon and Back by Apollo 11 and This Fragment of the Moon's Surface was Brought to Earth by the Crew of That First Manned Lunar Landing." Housed in vitrine measuring 14.25" tall by 14" wide by 12.75" deep.

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