Moon rock at Dutch museum is just petrified wood
Friday, August 28, 2009 - 23:36
in Earth & Climate
A purported moon rock given to the Dutch government to commemorate the first manned lunar landing in 1969 has turned out to be only a chunk of petrified wood.
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