Monday, February 15, 2021

"Good Night, Moon"

The waxing crescent

3.3 days old

11.6 lit

February 8, 2021

...When the mission (click here) returned to Earth, NASA stated, the seeds were germinated and grew into what were referred to as, “Moon Trees,” which can be found around the U.S. and the world.

NASA cites acting NASA Chief Historian Brian Odom, who said in the statement: “The historic voyages of the Apollo program were about bold exploration and incredible scientific discovery.” He added, “Apollo 14 included the widest range of scientific experiments to that point in the program, but in the case of Roosa’s ‘Moon Trees,’ it was what the astronauts took with them on their lunar journey that has left such an indelible mark on the landscape back on Earth.”...

A sycamore Moon Tree planted at Mississippi State University in 1975 is the parent tree to many second-generation trees called Half-Moon Trees.