Moon Rocks Globe

Item

Title
Moon Rocks Globe
Creator
Lansdale, Robert
Date
1969
Description
Glass globe containing moon rock samples from the first public showing in Canada of the moon samples from 11-12 October 1969 in the North Building of Erindale College before they were relocated to the newly-built Physical Properties Laboratory, now Paleomagnetism Laboratory, for geological research. When the first lunar samples arrived and were exhibited, more than 3,000 people lined up for a peek at a moon rock no bigger than a golf ball and a thimbleful of moondust.
Rights
University of Toronto
Source
University of Toronto Mississauga Library
Item sets
Space & Discovery
Site pages
Space and Discovery