In this photo released by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, a rock supposedly brought back from the moon, and a note from the then-U.S. ambassador is seen. The Dutch national museum says one of its prized possessions, a rock supposedly brought back from the moon by U.S. astronauts, is just a piece of petrified wood. The rock, which the museum at one point insured for more than half a million dollars, was worth no more than $70. A jagged fist-size stone with reddish tints, it was mounted and placed above a plaque that said, " ... to commemorate the visit to The Netherlands of the Apollo-11 astronauts." The plaque does not specify that the rock came from the moon's surface!The museum has decided to keep the "rock" as a curiosity. So what's your opinion - was the museum mislead? Would you keep the rock on display?? Thoughts? Comments?
You can read the entire story at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090827/ap_on_re_eu/eu_netherlands_not_moon_rock
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