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Why did the astronauts collect samples Moon rock and fine particles?
The pressure suits worn by the Apollo astronauts restricted their mobility, particularly their ability to bend over, while on the Moon. For this reason, special tools were designed to allow them to collect rocks and soil for return to Earth.
What was the purpose of apollo11?
Apollo 11 achieved its primary mission – to perform a manned lunar landing and return the mission safely to Earth – and paved the way for the Apollo lunar landing missions to follow.
Did they take samples from the Moon?
To date, samples of Moon rock from Earth’s Moon have been collected by robotic and crewed missions, the comet Wild 2 and the asteroids 25143 Itokawa and 162173 Ryugu have been visited by robotic spacecraft which returned samples to Earth, and samples of the solar wind have been returned by the robotic Genesis mission.
What samples did Apollo 11 bring back from the Moon?
Certain samples of Moon rock and lunar dust soil from the Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 missions, mounted on the wooden plaque displays especially for Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Honduras, Ireland, Malta, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois.
Why is selling moon rocks illegal?
A lunar meteorite is a piece of the Moon. This is why many people think that owning a Moon Rock is illegal – because the Apollo samples are illegal to own by private citizens. Apollo Moon Rocks are NASA and US government property which cannot be sold or exchanged to private citizens.
What happened to the samples from the moon?
The Lunar Sample Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center stores the lunar samples and distributes them to qualified researchers for study.
How much is moon worth?
Given a lunar surface area of 9.37 billion acres, and assuming a profit of $21.50 per acre, we’re looking at just over $200 billion in value.