Some of the lunar samples collected during #Apollo17 were stored for 50 years to preserve them for future generations. NASA’s Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis initiative is studying Apollo samples using new tools that weren't available decades ago. https://go.nasa.gov/3BBAHgx #NASAMoon
Scientists at NASA Goddard recently received samples of the lunar surface that have been curated in a freezer at NASA Johnson since Apollo 17 astronauts returned them to Earth in December 1972.
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