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Apollo’s Most Important Discovery: NASA’s Moon Rock Vault
Season 7
Episode 15
Fifty years ago, we sent the first astronauts to walk on the moon’s face. But what they brought back is just as important as what got them there. I’m talking about moon rocks, guys. And I got to go visit NASA’s lunar sample vault to learn more about them!
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