Moon Tree

Moon Tree (HM2I9Y)

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N 31° 10.719', W 92° 40.623'

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Planted in April 1976

This "Moon Tree" is a Loblolly Pine grown from a seed that, in
January 1971 was carried to the Moon and brought back to
Earth by Major Stuart Roosa, command module pilot for
Apollo XIV and a former U.S. Forest Service smoke jumper.
Roosa's effort to honor the Forest Service stands today as
living tribute.

This seed was one of many taken aboard Apollo to study the
effects of prolonged weightlessness on seed germination
and seedling growth. The Loblolly Pine tree to the right of
the Moon Tree was planted from a seed from the same cone
but not sent to the Moon.
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HM NumberHM2I9Y
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Date Added Saturday, June 29th, 2019 at 8:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 530773 N 3449446
Decimal Degrees31.17865000, -92.67705000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 10.719', W 92° 40.623'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 10' 43.14" N, 92° 40' 37.38" W
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