Trust me when I tell you this is one of the coolest things I have *ever* done for my show.
I was allowed into the Apollo Moon Vault - this is where they hold all of the rock/soil samples collected from the 6 missions to the moon.
@NASA_Johnson Inside the Lunar Sample Lab at @NASA_Johnson (located next to the vault), they have some rocks on display.
The "Genesis Rock" is one of them. This rock is perhaps the most famous rock brought back from the Apollo missions. It was collected during Apollo 15.
@NASA_Johnson The rock got its nickname from reporters covering its story because the Genesis Rock did a couple of things:
1) Provided evidence that the moon was once covered in an ocean of magma
2) Contributed to the theory that the Moon was formed by a Mars-sized object colliding with Earth
@NASA_Johnson But perhaps the most meaningful stop was the Apollo 11 lunar sample collection.
These were the first rocks EVER brought back BY humans from another planetary body. These samples mean so much to so many. Science, exploration, culture. All within a few inches of me. Such an honor.
@NASA_Johnson Thanks to all of the kind people at @NASA_Johnson for hosting us! Watch the full story on Season 6 of #XplorationOuterSpace that premieres this fall :)
@XplorStation
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