WebA moon rock given to the Dutch prime minister by Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969 has turned out to be a fake Curators at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, where the rock has attracted tens of thousands of visitors each year, discovered that the "lunar rock", valued at £308,000, was in fact petrified wood. WebRT @DariusVolket: Dumb as a Moon Rock.‘💉😷😴☠️ Moon rock’ in museum is just petrified wood The Dutch national museum said Thursday that one of its prized possessions, a rock supposedly brought back from the moon by U.S. astronauts, is just a piece of petrified wood. 12 Apr 2024 05:00:14

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WebPetrified wood has a self-explanatory name – it is basically old wood that has been turned into stone in a natural process. Most commonly, the name is given to fossilized leftovers of random vegetation. Wood turning into stone is a natural process referred to as permineralization. WebThe Dutch national museum said Thursday that one of its prized possessions, a rock supposedly brought back from the moon by U.S. astronauts, is just a piece of petrified wood. Rijksmuseum... sharps auto sales punxsutawney

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WebAug 29, 2009 · Curators at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, where the rock has attracted tens of thousands of visitors each year, discovered that the "lunar rock", valued at £308,000, was in fact petrified wood.... WebThis Moon rock had been given to Honduras by President Nixon, fallen into private hands, and then offered to the Agents for $5 million. In order to recover this Moon rock, the … WebA phone call to NASA’s lunar rock sample management office confirmed these doubts: the curator stated that the item could not possibly be a Moon rock. The investigation … porsche 911 gt3 cup for sale