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Some moon have gone astray at times of revolution or political transition. The US national archives show that a rock was presented to the late Romanian dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu, but Gutheinz [Joseph Gutheinz Jr, the Texas-based lawyer and former Nasa agent, who has become known as the “moon rock hunter”] believes it was sold after his execution.

Then there is the mysterious tale of how – after a fire at an observatory in Dublin – Ireland’s Apollo 11 moon rock ended up lying in a rubbish dump, after apparently being thrown out with the rest of the debris.

“It’s still there under a couple of tonnes of trash. That could definitely be worth over $5m (£3.1m). I’ll tell you where it’s at. It’s in the Finglas landfill dump in Dublin,” Gutheinz says.

 

To Finglas then.

And don’t spare the horses.

What Has Happened To Nasa’s Missing Moon Rocks? (BBC)

Thanks Eoin McLoughlin

 

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Last month, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the most detailed pictures ever taken of the Apollo12, 14 and 17 landing sites, from 13 miles up. The last moon landing (Apollo 17) was in 1972, but the nearly 40 year-old tracks of the astronauts are still visible, as is their abandoned moon buggy.

Someone tweet FixMyMoon this minute.

MORE PIX from NASA

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Artificial Moon by Beijing-based artist Wang Yuyang, is a 4m diameter sphere studded with hundreds of strategically-placed fluorescent bulbs mimicking craters and other surface features of the moon.

It was particularly poignant when first exhibited in Shanghai – a city where light pollution is so extreme that the inhabitants are frequently unable to see the actual moon in the night sky.

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Failure to be amused by this fine gag based on a 33 year-old science fiction movie will result in your summary expulsion from the Internets.

It’s harsh out there, but you’ll survive. Fax machines are available.