Lunar Sample Display Locations

Display History

On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 crew was launched into space from NASA's Kennedy Spacecraft Center, Florida. This was the first lunar mission with the primary goal of landing men on the moon and safely returning them back to the earth. The Apollo 11 astronauts performed scientific experiments and collected rock and soil samples during their 2 hour and 14 minute exploration of the lunar surface.

During the Apollo program, which ended in December 1972, the United States successfully brought back lunar samples to Earth. These missions were Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17. From September 1970 to August 1976, Russia returned lunar samples during three unmanned missions: Luna 20, 21, 24.

NASA's Johnson Spacecraft Center, Houston, provides lunar samples to laboratories and institutions of higher learning for scientific experimentation and education. In addition to these samples, NASA provides a number of lunar samples for display at museums, planetariums, and scientific expositions around the world. Lunar displays are open to the public.

International Lunar Sample Display Locations

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Australia

CANBERRA DEEP SPACE COMMUNICATIONS COMPLEX
US Embassy Canberra, PSC 277
APO AP 96549
02 6201 7838

• Glass display of Apollo 11 Lunar Sample Number 10072,80.

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Canada

CAMP SPATIAL CANADA
2150 Autoroute des Laurentides
Laval (Quebec) H7T 2T8 CANADA
(450) 978-3600

• Glass display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15545,87.

EDMONTON SPACE & SCIENCES CENTRE
11211 - 142 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, T5M 4A1, CANADA
(403) 451-3344

• Glass display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15555,791.

ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTER
770 Don Mills Road
North York, Ontario
CANADA M3C 1T3
(416) 696-1000

• Glass display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15075,25.

MACMILLAN SPACE CENTRE
1100 Chestnut Street
Vancouver, B.C. Canada
V6J 3J9
(604) 738-7827

• Touchstone display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 70215,263.

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Denmark

TYCHO BRAHE PLANETARIUM
GI. Kongevej 10
DK-1610 Kobenhavn V, DENMARK
011 (45) 33 12 1224

• Glass display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 75015,53.

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England

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON
Cromwell Road
London SW7 5BD, ENGLAND
0(7)1-938-8800

• Encapsulated display of Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Number 60015,87.

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France

CITE DE L'ESPACE
Avenue Jean Gonord
Zone De La Plaine BP 5855
31506 Toulouse Cedex 5 FRANCE
33 5 62 71 6484

• Display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15499,10.

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Germany

DEUTSCHES TECHNIKMUSEUM BERLIN
Trebbiner Str. 9
10963 Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany
++49 30-254 84-0

• Glass display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 76015,143.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Adenauerallee 250
53113 Bonn, GERMANY
49-228-91 65-269

• Glass display of Apollo 12 Lunar Sample Number 12055,32.

RIESKRATER MUSEUM
Eugene - Shoemaker-Platz 1
86720 Nordlingen, Germany
(09081) 27 38 22-0

• Glass display of Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Number 66075,26.

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Japan

SPACE WORLD, INC.
900-1, Edamitsu
Yahata-Higashi-Ku
Kitakyushu City, 805 JAPAN
81-93-672-3675

• Glass display of Apollo 12 Lunar Sample Number 12006,1.

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Mexico

UNIVERSUM, MUSEO DE LAS CIENCIAS DE LA UNAM
Edificio A, Circuito Exterior
CD, Universitaria, Delegacion Coyoacan
04510 Mexico, D.F., MEXICO

• Glass display of Apollo 11 Lunar Sample Number 10045,19.
• Touchstone display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 70215,286.

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Netherlands

NOORDWIJK SPACE EXPO
Keplerlaan 3, 2201 AZ Noordwijk
P.O. Box 277
2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
(431)(0)71-364 64 46

• Display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 77035,99.

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Philippines

MUSEO PAMBATA FOUNDATION
Roxas Boulevard Corner South Drive
Manila, PHILIPPINES
(632) 59 24 25

• Glass display of Apollo 12 Lunar Sample Number 12055,37.

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Switzerland

WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION
34, Chemin des Colombettes
1211 Geneva 20, SWITZERLAND
(022) 338-91-91

• Encapsulated display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15555,766.

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United Kingdom

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WALES
Cathays Park, Cardiff CF1 3NP
UNITED KINGDOM
+44 (0)1222-397951

• Glass display of Apollo 12 Lunar Sample Number 12022,92.

NATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE CENTRE
Mansion House
41 Guildhall Lane, Leicester, LE15FQ
UNITED KINGDOM
0116 253 0811

• Glass display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 74255,14

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United States Lunar Sample Display Locations

Alabama

U.S. SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER
One Tranquility Base
Huntsville, AL 35805
(256) 837-3400

• Glass display of Apollo 12 Lunar Sample Number 12065,15.

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Arizona

ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM
2021 North Kinney Road
Tucson, AZ 85743-8918
(520) 883-1380

• Glass display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 75015,54.

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California

AMES RESEARCH CENTER (VC)
Moffett Field, CA 94035
(650) 604-9000

• Glass display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15075,68.

CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94118-9961
1-800-794-7576
(415) 750-7111

• Thin Section display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 70035,18.
• Glass display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 70035,69.

CHABOT SPACE & SCIENCE CENTER
10000 Skyline Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94619
(510) 336-7491

• Glass display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15555,879.

JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
(818) 354-4321

• Encapsulated display of Apollo 14 Lunar Sample Number 14310,221.

GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY
Department of Recreation and Parks
City of Los Angeles
2800 East Observatory Road
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(312) 664-1181

• Glass display of Apollo 14 Lunar Sample Number 14321,1810

THE RICHARD NIXON LIBRARY & BIRTHPLACE
18001 Yorba Linda Blvd.
Yorba Linda, CA 92886
(714) 993-3393

• Glass display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15555,160.

SAN DIEGO AEROSPACE MUSEUM
2001 Pan American Plaza
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA 92101-1636
(619) 234-8291

• Encapsulated display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 70035,35.

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Colorado

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HERITAGE CENTER
Old Main Building
University Avenue
Boulder, CO 80309-0459
(303) 492-6329

• Glass display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15555,884.

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District of Columbia

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
1145 17th Street
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 857-7588

• Display of Apollo 12 Lunar Sample Number 12053,93.

SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL AIR & SPACE MUSEUM
Smithsonian Institution
6th & Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, DC 20560
(202) 357-1400
(202) 357-1505 (TTY)

• Glass display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15016,20.
• Encapsulated display of Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Number 60025,53.
• Soil display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 70051,55.
• Touchstone display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 70215,84.
• Encapsulated display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 79135,102.

SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Smithsonian Institution
10th & Constitution Ave.
Washington, DC 20560-0119
202-357-2700
TTY 202-357-1729

• Glass display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15459,447.
• Thin Section display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15459,19.
• Glass display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15555,880.
• Thin Section display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15555,210.
• Glass display of Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Number 60025,54.
• Thin Section display of Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Number 60025,126.
• Glass display of Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Number 67915,276.
• Thin Section display of Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Number 67915,302.
• Soil display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 70051,51.

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Florida

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX
State Rd 405
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
(800) 572-4636 (Fla. only)
(407) 452-2121
Kennedy Space Center's home page

• Display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 70035,40.
• Touchstone display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 70215,287.

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Hawaii

ASTRONAUT ELLISON S. ONIZUKA SPACE CENTER
Kona International Airport
Kailua-Kona, HI 96745
(808) 329-3441

• Glass display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 74255,38.

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Illinois

ADLER PLANETARIUM & ASTRONOMY MUSEUM
1300 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605
312-922- STAR (7827)
TTY: 312-322-0995

• Display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15555,767.

CHICAGO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY
57th Street & Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60637-2093
(773) 684-1414

• Glass display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 79155,10.

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Indiana

INDIANA STATE MUSEUM
650 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-1637

• Display of Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Number 60025,821.

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Kansas

EISENHOWER LIBRARY
200 Southeast 4th Street
Abilene, KS 67410
(785) 263-4751

• Glass display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15555,461.

KANSAS COSMOSPHERE AND SPACE CENTER
1100 North Plum
Hutchinson, KS 67501-1499
(316) 662-2305
(800) 397-0330

• Glass display of Apollo 11 Lunar Sample Number 10020,57.
• Display of Apollo 12 Surveyor Scoop with Lunar Dust Sample Number 12029,25.

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Maryland

GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (VC)
Explorer Rd
Greenbelt, MD 20771
(301) 286-8101
(301) 286-8103 (TDD)

• Glass display of Apollo 14 Lunar Sample Number 14310,215.

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Massachusetts

JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Columbia Point
Boston, MA 02125
(617) 929-4500

• Encapsulated display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15555,50.

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Michigan

AIR ZOO
6151 Portage Road
Kalamazoo, MI 49002
(269) 382-6555
(866) 524-7966

• Encapsulated display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15555,54.
• Thin section display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15555,170.

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Mississippi

STENNIS SPACE CENTER (VC)
Stennis Space Center
Bldg 1200
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529
(228) 688-2370

• Encapsulated display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15015,80.

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New Mexico

LODESTAR ASTRONOMY CENTER, NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE
1801 Mountain Road NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
(505) 841-2800

• Display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 71566,4.

SPACE CENTER MUSEUM
Highway 2001
Alamogordo, NM 88311-0533
(505) 437-2840
Lunar Display information page

• Display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 70215,93.

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New York

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024-5192
(212)-769-5200

• Encapsulated display of Apollo 14 Lunar Sample Number 14305,30.
• Glass display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15475,134.
• Encapsulated display of Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Number 60015,179.
• Encapsulated display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 70035,57.

U.S. MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS
1st Avenue & E. 45th
New York, NY 10017
(212) 963-8687

• Encapsulated display of Apollo 14 Lunar Sample Number 14321,86.

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North Carolina

NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF LIFE AND SCIENCE
433 Murray Avenue
Durham, NC 27704
(919) 220-5429

• Display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15459,173.

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Ohio

CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
1 Wade Oval Drive, University Circle
Cleveland, OH 44106-1767
1-800-317-9155
(216) 231-4600

• Glass display of Apollo 12 Lunar Sample Number 12055,35.

GLEN RESEARCH CENTER (VC)
21000 Brookpark Rd
Cleveland, OH 44135
(216) 433-8920
Picture of Lunar Display at the Glen Research Center

• Display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15015,79.

NEIL ARMSTRONG AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
500 South Apollo Drive
Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895
(419) 738-8811

• Glass display of Apollo 11 Lunar Sample Number 10017,37.

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MUSEUM
1100 Spaatz Street
Wright-Patterson AFB
Dayton, OH 45433-7102
(937) 255-3286

• Encapsulated display of Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Number 67455,1.

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Pennsylvania

THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE SCIENCE MUSEUM
222 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1194
(215) 448-1200

• Glass display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15555,463.

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South Carolina

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE MUSEUM
301 Gervais St.
Columbia, SC 29202-3107
(803) 898-4921
Image of Lunar Display

• Glass display of Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Number 60015,177.

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Texas

HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE
One Herman Circle Dr.
Houston, TX 77030
(713) 639-IMAX or (713) 639-4600

• Glass display of Apollo 12 Lunar Sample Number 12018,13.

LYNDON B. JOHNSON LIBRARY & MUSEUM
2313 Red River
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 916-5136

• Glass display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15555,161.

SPACE CENTER HOUSTON
1601 NASA Parkway
Houston, TX 77058
(281) 244-2105

• Touchstone display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 70215,238.

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Utah

CLARK PLANETARIUM
110 South 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1145
(801) 456-7827

• Thin Section display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15555,244.
• Encapsulated display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample Number 15555,464.

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Virginia

VIRGINIA AIR AND SPACE CENTER
600 Settlers Landing Road
Hampton, VA 23669-4033
(801) 296-0800
(757) 727-0900

• Glass display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 70017,138.

WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY (VC)
Wallops Island, VA 23337
(757) 824-1344
(757) 824-2298

• Encapsulated display of Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Number 70035,59.

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Washington

MUSEUM OF FLIGHT
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 764-5700
(206) 764-5720

• Glass display of Apollo 12 Lunar Sample Number 12047,6.

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