50 years ago, scientists found a lunar rock nearly as old as the moon
Excerpt from the March 30, 1974 issue of Science News
![A black and white image of Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt standing next to a lunar boulder on the moon.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/030824_ev_50ya-moon_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
In this composite image, Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt stands next to a lunar boulder. A sample collected from such a boulder proved to be nearly as old as the moon itself.
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