Turns out there's a Moon Tree at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe! I went to visit it.
Turns out there's a Moon Tree at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe! I went to visit it.
Radiolabβs Moon Trees episode is a fascinating look at a littleβknown chapter of Apollo history. Hundreds of seeds went to the moon and later grew into trees across the US, many forgotten until recently. A reminder of how easily pieces of space history slip into obscurity. #MoonTrees #Space #NASA #Radiolab #ScienceHistory #PodcastRecommendation
@OrbitalGardens
There's an interactive map showing the location of some of the known #moontrees that have been planted (mostly around the United States.)
https://radiolab.org/podcast/the-travelers-how-moon-trees-hide-among-us
If anyone knows the location of others, let them know the details.
#moontrees
When Artemis II returns to Earth, Jeremy Hansen should bring back moon trees.
#SpacePlants #astrobotany #MoonTrees
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-artemis-ii-moon-mission-jeremy-hansen-moon-trees/
A young Loblolly pine tree stands nearly three feet high in a garden, ordinary in every respect except for a remarkable origin story: The seed from which this tree sprouted has flown around the moon.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_efa77c73-b728-4d5c-a126-45fcce7d7c9e.html
Potter County Moon Tree in Coudersport, Pennsylvania
A sycamore tree grown from seeds that traveled to the moon.
Potter County Moon Tree