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A small bombshell on page 50 of the current issue of Air and Space Magazine:<br /><br />All 800 pounds of lunar surface samples brought back by the Apollo missions have been ruined by seal leaks in their containers.<br /><br />Earth air and humidity have chemically altered the rocks so they are pretty much scientifically worthless.<br /><br />At least one researcher feels an automated sample return mission will be needed before any more manned flights to the moon.<br /><br /><br />I wonder if the Soviet samples are OK ?<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>