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from the mission totaling about 50 mg. 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
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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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The Apollo 11 "goodwill Moon rocks" commemorative podium plaque display is at the
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Lunar samples from Apollo 11 on display at the New Jersey State Museum
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