The Claim:
From the article cited in the OP:
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A noted scientist has just produced proof that the lunar surface was inhabited by intelligent life: a 10-inch angel sculpture embedded in a moon rock.
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NASA lab workers chipped the angel from one of the rocks brought to Earth by Apollo 11 astronauts 40 years ago, in 1969.
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Source:
http://thecrit.com/2009/05/05/200000...found-on-moon/
So we are told that
a ten inch sculpture was found in a rock that was picked up from the moon by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, during the
Apollo 11 mission.
The Evidence:
From the official catalog of the lunar samples returned by Apollo 11, we have a description largest single rock they brought back:
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Sample I0057 is a subangular, dark grey, vesicular basalt. This sample originally weighed 919gm and measured llxlOx6cm. It was originally
returned in ALSRC #I003 (Bulk Sample Container).
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Source: Apollo 11 Lunar Sample Catalog
http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/A11SampleCat.pdf (page 246)
Note the size in the description of Sample 10057: 11 x 10 x 6 centimeters.
That's 4.33 inches by 3.94 inches by 2.36 inches.
Conclusion:
This claim is a crock,
prima facie. There's no way anybody is gonna stuff a 10 inch sculpture into a 4 inch rock. The bozos couldn't even bother to pick an Apollo mission that brought home reasonably large rocks. (Apollo 16 brought home the largest moon rock ever. I don't know if that one is even large enough to hold a ten inch angle, nor do I care to research this any further.)
I can't believe we actually encourage people to post this stuff, much less discuss it. But here I am.