[meteorite-list] Moon Trees

[Richard Kowalski]

Changing threads here.

Tracy,

I believe you are talking about the "Moon Trees". Trees that were grown from 
seeds taken to the moon and brought back during the Apollo 14 mission.

There are a number of first generation trees around the United States.

We have one right outside the main entrance of the Lunar and Planetary Lab here 
in Tucson (between the Kuiper Space Sciences building and the Flandrau 
Planetarium) Ours is a Sycamore. I've collected some seeds from it and will be 
trying to sprout a second generation Moon Tree from it.

The other species of Moon Trees are Loblolly Pine, Sweetgum, Redwood, and 
Douglas Fir.

Since there has never been a mission that has returned from Mars, there are no 
"Mars Trees". (Yet)

I have to say when I head into the office it is kinda neat to know the seed that 
this tree grew from did make a trip to the moon and back.

More about Moon Trees and their locations can be found here:

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/moon_tree.html

-- 
Richard Kowalski
Catalina Sky Survey
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
University of Arizona
http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/css/




--- On Fri, 7/2/10, tracy latimer <daistiho at hotmail.com> wrote:

 > From: tracy latimer <daistiho at hotmail.com>
 > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites are very powerful stones!
 > To: warren3174 at hotmail.com, meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
 > Date: Friday, July 2, 2010, 5:34 PM
 >
 > I remember a short story about trees grown from seeds which
 > had been taken on expeditions to other planets.  The
 > original tree was from a seed taken to the Moon, and it had
 > a calming effect on those nearby.  The tree came down
 > (I don't remember the circumstances) and was replaced by a
 > seedling from a Mars expedition.  Trouble is, the tree
 > was near some type of world peace conference...
 >
 > Best!
 > Tracy Latimer