Moon Rock

Moon rock
From: National Museum Cardiff

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www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/Rhagor/article/moonrock/

Piece of olivine dolerite from Head Crater on the Moon. Collected during the Apollo 11 mission to the moon in November 1969. The moon rock, on loan from NASA is kept in a special airtight container filled with nitrogen to protect it from contamination. At 3.3 billion years old, it is considerable older than the most ancient Welsh rock, which is displayed alongside it – and a mere 702 million years old.

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