The next time someone tells us that the moon rocks were faked and the scientists who investigated them were hoodwinked by Nasa, perhaps he/she could be referred to the following list of well over 100 investigators and asked to tell us exactly which of them were incompetent.

The hoax-believer could get a copy of the December 1969 National Geographic and read a preliminary article about the Apollo 11 rocks on pages 788-791. Worthy of note there is a comment from Dr S. Ross Taylor of the Australian National University (who is unlikely to be a Nasa conspirator): "The moon rocks are different enough from earth rocks to keep us busy for years."

The September 1973 National Geographic issue has, on page 322, a photograph of one of the investigators listed below, Dr David S. McKay, his assistant Dr Uel S. Clanton, and electron microscope photos taken by them.

The list is from the Apollo 11 Press Kit, pages 220-241, and only includes those investigators who had put their names forward as at July 1969. There were more.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF LUNAR SURFACE SAMPLES

Adams, J. B. -- Co-Investigator: Jones, R. L
Caribbean Research Inst., St. Thomas, V. I.; NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Houston, Texas
Investigation: Visible and Near-Infrared Reflection Spectroscopy of Returned Lunar Sample at CRI & Lunar Receiving Lab. (LRL)

Adler, I. -- Co-Investigators: Walter, L. S., Goldstein, J. I., Philpotts, J. A., Lowman, P. D., French, B. M.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
Investigation: Elemental Analysis by Electron Microprobe

Agrell, S.O. -- Co-Investigator: Muir, I. O.
University Cambridge, England
Investigation: Broad Mineralogic Studies

Alvarez, L. W. -- Co-Investigator: Watt, R. D.
University of California, Berkeley, California
Investigation: Search for Magnetic Monopoles at LRL

Anders, E. -- Co-Investigators: Keays, R. R., Ganapathy, R., Jeffery, P. M.
University of Chicago, Chicago
Investigation: (a) Determine 14 Elements By Neutron Activation Analysis (b) Measure Cosmic Ray Induced Al26 Content

Anderson, O. -- Co-Investigators: Soga, N., Kumazawa, M.
Lamont Geol. Obs., Columbia Univ., Palisades, N.Y.
Investigation: Measure Sonic Velocity, Thermal Expansivity, Specific Heat, Dielectric Constant, and Index of Refraction

Arnold, J. R. -- Co-Investigators: Suess, H. E., Bhandari, N., Shedlovsky, J., Honda. M., Lal, D.
Univ. Calif., San Diego, La Jolla, Calif.
Investigation: Determine Cosmic Ray and Solar Particle Activation Effects

Arrhenius. G. O. -- Co-Investigators: Reid, A., Fitzgerald, R.
Univ. Calif., San Diego, La Jolla, Calif.
Investigation: Determine Microstructure Characteristics and Composition

Barghoorn, E. -- Co-Investigator: Philpott, D.
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, Mass.; NASA Ames Res. Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
Investigation: Electron Microscopy of Returned Lunar Organic Samples

Bastin, J. -- Co-Investigator: Clegg, P. E.
Queen Mary College, London, England
Investigation: Measure Electric Properties and Thermal Conductivity

Bell, P. M. -- Co-Investigator: Finger, L.
Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington D. C.
Investigation: Determine Crystal Structure of Separated Mineral Phases

Biemann, K.
Mass. Inst. Tech., Cambridge, Mass.
Investigation: Mass Spectrometric Analyses for Organic Matter in Lunar Crust

Birkebak, R. C. -- Co-Investigators: Cremers, C. J., Dawson, J. P.
Univ. Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.
Investigation: Measure Thermal Radiative Features and Thermal Conductivity

Bowie, S. H. U. -- Co-Investigators: Horne, J. E. T., Snelling, N. J.
Inst. of Geol. Sciences, London England
Investigation: Determinative Mineralogy for Opaque Materials by Electron Microprobe, Distribution of Radioactive Material by Auto-Radiograph, Analysis for Pb, U and Th Isotopes by Mass Spectrometry

Brown, G. M. -- Co-Investigators: Emeleus, C. H., Holland, J. G., Phillips, R.
Univ. Durham, Durham, England
Investigation: Petrologic Analysis by Standard Methods; Electron Probe Analysis Reflected Light Microscopy

Burlingame, A. L. -- Co-Investigator: Biemann, K.
Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, Calif.; Mass. Inst. Tech., Cambridge, Mass.
Investigation: Organic Mass Spectrometer Development for LRL

Calvin, M. -- Co-Investigator: Burlingame, A. L.
Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, Calif.
Investigation: Study of Lunar Samples by Mass Spectrometry (Computerized) and Other Analytical Instrumentation

Cameron, E. N.
Univ. Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
Investigation: Determine Structure, Composition Texture, and Phases of Opaque Material by Many Methods

Carter, N. L.
Yale Univ., New Haven, Conn.
Investigation: Determine Effects of Shock on Lunar Materials Using Optical X-Ray, and Electron Microscopic Methods

Chao, E. C. T. -- Co-Investigators: James, O. B., Wilcox, R. E., Minkin, J. A.
U.S. Geol. Survey, Washington, D. C.
Investigation: Shocked Mineral Studies by Optical, X-Ray and Microprobe Techniques

Clayton, R. N.
Univ. Chicago
Investigation: Determine Stable Isotope of Oxygen

Cloud, P. -- Co-Investigator: Philpott, D.
Univ. Calif., Los Angeles; NASA Ames Res. Ctr.
Investigation: Electron Microscopy of Returned Lunar Organic Samples

Collett, L. S. -- Co-Investigator: Becker, A.
Geol. Survey, Canada
Investigation: Determine Electrical Conductivity

Compston, W. C. -- Co-Investigators: Arriens, P. A., Chappell, B. W., Vernon, M. J.
Australian Nat'l University, Canberra
Investigation: Sr and Sr Isotopes By X-Ray Fluorescence and Mass Spectrometry

Dalrymple, G. B. -- Co-Investigator: Doell, R. R
U.S. Geol. Survey, Menlo Park, Calif.
Investigation: Measure Natural & Induced Thermoluminescence to determine History and Environmental Features of Lunar Materials

Davis, R. -- Co-Investigator: Stoenner, R. W.
Brookhaven Nat. Lab., L.I., New York
Investigation: Determine Ar37, Ar39 Content

Doell, R. R. -- Co-Investigators: Gromme, C. S., Senftle, F.
U.S. Geol. Survey, Menlo Park, Calif.
Investigation: Measurement of Magnetic Properties at LRL and USGS Laboratories, Survey of Remnant Magnetism of Lunar Samples in Vacuum in the LRL

Douglas, J. A. V. -- Co-Investigators: Currie, K. L., Dence, M. R., Traill, R. J.
Geol. Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Investigation: Petrologic, Mineralogic and Textural Studies

Duke, M. B. -- Co-Investigator: Smith, R. L.
U.S. Geol. Survey, Washington, D. C.
Investigation: Determine Size Frequency Distribution, Physical Properties and Composition of Lunar Materials of Sub-100 Micron Grain Size

Edgington, J. A. -- Co-Investigator: Blair, I. M.
Queen Mary College, Univ. London; Atomic Energy Res. Establishment
Investigation: Measure Luminescent and Thermoluminescent Properties Under Proton (147 MEV) Bombardment

Eglinton, G. -- Co-Investigator: Lovelock, J. E.
Univ. Bristol, Bristol, England
Investigation: To Establish the Precise Nature of Organic Compounds in Lunar Material

Ehmann, W. D. -- Co-Investigator: Morgan, J. W.
Univ. Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.
Investigation: Analysis for Major Rock Forming Elements using 14 MEV Neutron Activation

Engel, A. E. -- Co-Investigator: Engel, A. C. J.
Univ. Calif., San Diego, La Jolla, Calif.
Investigation: Wet Chemical Analysis for Major Elements

Epstein, S. -- Co-Investigator: Taylor, H. P.
Cal. Inst. Tech., Pasadena, Calif.
Investigation: Determine Content of Stable Isotopes of O, C, H, and Si by Mass Spectrometry

Evans, H. T. -- Co-Investigators: Barton, P. B. Jr., Roseboom, E. H.
U.S. Geol. Survey, Washington, D. C.
Investigation: Crystal Structures of Sulfides and Related Minerals

Fields, P. R. -- Co-Investigators: Hess. D. C., Stevens, C.
Argonne Nat. Lab., Argonne, Ill.
Investigation: Measure by Mass Spectrometry the Isotopic Abundances of Heavy Elements

Fireman, E. L.
Smithsonian Inst., Astrophysical Obs., Cambridge, Mass.
(a) Measure the Ar37 and Ar39 Content by Mass Spectrometry (b) Determine Tritium Content by Low Level Counting Techniques

Fleischer, R. L. -- Co-Investigators: Hanneman, R. E., Kasper, J. S., Price, P. B., Walker, R. M.
General Electric, Schnectady, N. Y.; Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo.
Investigation: (a) Measure Structural Defects in Lunar Materials Through Study of Optical, Electrical and Mechanical Properties (b) Determine the Effect of Cosmic Radiation on Lunar Samples by Study of Fossil Tracks Resulting from Charged Particles

Fox, S. -- Co-Investigators: Harada, K., Mueller, G.
Univ. Miami, Coral Gables, Fla
Investigation: Analysis of Organic Lunar Samples for ALPHA Amino Acids and Polymers Thereof

Fredriksson, K. -- Co-Investigator: Nelen, J.
Smithsonian Inst. Nat. Museum, Washington, D. C.
Investigation: Elemental Analysis by Electron Microprobe

Friedman, I. -- Co-Investigator: O'Neil, J. R.
U.S. Geol. Survey, Denver, Colo.
Investigation: Isotopic Composition of H, D, and Oxygen

Frondel, C. -- Co-Investigators: Klein, C., Ito, J.
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, Mass.
Investigation: Broad Studies of the Texture, composition, and Relationship of Minerals

Gast, P. W.
Lamont Geol. Obs., Columbia Univ., Palisades, N. Y.
Investigation: Determine Concentration of the Alkali, Alkaline Earth and Lanthanide Elements by Mass Spectrometry

Gay, P. -- Co-Investigators: Brown, M. G., McKie, D.
Univ. Cambridge, Cambridge, England
Investigation: X-Ray Crystallographic Studies

Geake, J. E. -- Co-Investigator: Garlick, G. F. J.
Univ. Manchester, Manchester, England
Investigation: Measure Fluorescence Emission and Other Excitation Spectra; Optical Polarization; X-Ray Fluorescence; Electron Spin Resonance; Neutron Activation Analysis

Geiss, J. -- Co-Investigators: Eberhardt, P., Grogler, N., Oeschger, H.
Univ. Berne, Berne, Switzerland
Investigation: Measure Rare Gas Content and Cosmic Ray Produced Tritium by Mass Spectrometry

Gold, T.
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y.
Investigation: Particle size Analysis, Photometric Studies of Radiation Effects from Several Types of Rays; Direct Measure of Radiative Properties; Dielectric Constant and Loss Tangent

Goles, G. G.
Univ. Oregon, Eugene, Ore.
Investigation: Elemental Abundances by Neutron Activation Analysis

Greenman, N. N. -- Co-Investigator: Cross, H. G.
McDonnell-Douglas Corp. Santa Monica, Calif.
Investigation: Determine the Luminescence Spectra and Efficiencies of Lunar Material and Compare with Mineral Composition

Grossman, J. J. -- Co-Investigators: Ryan, J. A., Mukherjee, N. R.
McDonnell-Douglas Corp., Santa Monica, Calif.
Investigation: Microphysical, Microchemical and Adhesive Characteristics of the Lunar Materials

Hafner, S. -- Co-Investigator: Virgo, D.
Univ. Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
Investigation: Using Mossbauer and NMR Techniques Measure the Oxidation State of Iron, Radiation Damage and Al, Na, Fe Energy State in Crystals

Halpern, B. -- Co-Investigator: Hodgson, G. W.
Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, Calif.
Investigation: Determine Terrestrial & Extra-terrestrial Porphyrins in Association with Amino Acid Compounds

Hapke, B. W. -- Co-Investigators: Cohen, A. J., Cassidy, W.
Univ. Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Investigation: Determine Effects of Solar Wind on Lunar Material

Haskin, L. A.
Univ. Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
Investigation: Determine Rare Earth Element Content by Neutron Activation Analysis

Helsley, C. E. -- Co-Investigators: Burek, P. J., Oetking, P.
Grad. Res. Center of the Southwest, Dallas, Texas
Investigation: Remanent Magnetism Studies

Helz, A. W. -- Co-Investigator: Annell, C. S.
U.S. Geol. Survey, Washington, D. C.
Investigation: Special Trace Elements by Emission Spectroscopy

Herr, W. -- Co-Investigators: Kaufhold. J., Skerra, B., Herpers, U.
Univ. Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Investigation: (a) Determine Mn53 Content by High Flux Neutron Bombardment (b) Determine Age of Lunar Materials Using Fission Track Method (c) Measure Thermoluminescence to Determine Effect of intrinsic Radioactive and Cosmic Ray Particles and Thermal History

Herzenberg, C. L.
Ill. Inst. Of Tech., Chicago
Investigation: Measure the Energy States of the Iron Bearing Minerals and Possible Effects of Cosmic Radiation

Hess, H. H. -- Co-Investigator: Otolara, G.
Princeton Univ., Princeton, N. J.
Investigation: Determine Pyroxene Content by X-Ray and Optical Methods

Heymann, D. -- Co-Investigators: Adam, J. A. A., Fryer, G. E.
Rice Univ., Houston, Texas
Investigation: Determine Rare Gases and Radioactive Isotopes by Mass Spectrometry

Hintenberger. H. -- Co-Investigators: Begemann, R., Schultz, L., Vilcsek, E., Voshage, H., Wanke, H., Wlotzka, A.
Max Planke Inst., Fur Chemie, Mainz, Germany
Investigation: (a) Abundance and isotopic Composition of Hydrogen (b) Measure Concentration and Isotopic Composition of Rare Gases (c) Isotopic Composition of Nitrogen

Hoering, T. -- Co-Investigator: Kaplan, I. R.
Carnegie Inst., D. C.; Univ. Calif., L. A.
Investigation: Analytical Lunar Sample Analyses for C13/C12 and D/H of Organic Matter

Hurley, P. M. -- Co-Investigator: Pinson, W. H., Jr.
Mass. Inst. Tech., Cambridge, Mass.
Investigation: Analyze for Rb, Sr, and their Isotopes

Jedwab, J.
Univ. Libre De Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Investigation: Determine the Morphological, Optical and Petrographic Properties of Magnetite and its Chemical Composition by Electron Microprobe

Johnson, R. D.
NASA Ames Research Ctr.
Investigation: Analysis of Lunar Sample for Organic Carbon Behind the Barrier System of the LRL

Kaplan, I. R. -- Co-Investigators: Berger, R., Schopf, J. W.
Univ. Calif., Los Angeles, Calif.
Investigation: Ratios of Carbon Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Sulphur Isotope Ratios by Mass Spectrometry

Kanamori, H. -- Co-Investigators: Mizutani, H., Takeuchi, H.
Univ. Tokyo, Japan
Investigation: Determine Elastic Constants by Shear/Compressions/Wave Velocity

Keil, K. -- Co-Investigators: Bunch, T. E., Prinz, M., Snetsinger, K. G.
Univ. New Mexico, Albuquerque, N. M.
Investigation: Elemental Analysis and Mineral Phase Studies by Electron Microprobe

King, E. A. -- Co-Investigators: Morrison, D. A., Greenwood, W. R.
NASA Manned Spacecraft Center
Investigation: Non-Destructive Mineralogy & Petrology; Analysis of the Fine Size Fraction of Lunar Materials Including Vitreous Phases

Kohman, T. P. -- Co-Investigator: Tanner, J. T.
Carnegie Inst. of Tech., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Investigation: Determine isotopic Abundance of Pb, Sr, OS, T1, Nd, and Ag by Mass Spectrometry

Kuno, H. -- Co-Investigator: Kushiro, I.
Univ. Tokyo, Japan
Investigation: Petrographic Analysis for Mineral Identification and Chemical Composition

Larochelle, A. -- Co-Investigator: Schwarz, E. J.
Geol. Survey, Ottawa, Canada
Investigation: Thermomagnetic, Magnetic Susceptibility and Remanent Magnetism Studies

Lipsky, S. R. -- Co-Investigators: Horvath, C. G., McMurray, W. J.
Yale Univ., New Haven, Conn.
Investigation: Identification of Organic Compounds in Lunar Material by Means of Gas Chromatography -- Mass Spectrometry, NMR, High Speed Liquid Chromatography, and Variations on these techniques

Lovering J. F. -- Co-Investigators: Butterfield. D. (a), Kleeman, J. D. (b), Veizer, J. (b), Ware, N. G. (c)
Australian Nat'l Uni., Canberra, Australia
Investigation: (a) Neutron Activation for U, Th, K (b) Fission Track Analysis for U (c) Electron Microprobe Analysis for Elemental Composition

MacGregor, I. D. -- Co-Investigator: Carter, J. L.
Grad. Research Ctr., S.W. Dallas, Texas
Investigation: Petrographic Analysis by X-Ray Diffraction and Optical Methods

Manatt, S. L. -- Co-Investigators: Elleman, D. D., Vaughan, R. W., Chan, S. I.
NASA Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, Calif.; Cal. Inst. Tech.
Investigation: Nuclear Radio Frequency Analysis Including NMR & ESR Analysis for Oxygen, Hydrogen, Water Content and other elements and their Chemical State

Mason, B. -- Co-Investigators: Jarosewich, B., Fredriksson, K., White, J. S.
Smithsonian Inst., Nat. Museum, Washington, D. C.
Investigation: Mineralogic investigations

Maxwell, J. A. -- Co-Investigators: Abbey, S., Champ, W. H.
Geol. Survey, Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Investigation: Wet Chemical, X-Ray Fluorescence and Emission Spectroscopy; Flame Photometry for Major/Minor Elements; Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy

McKay, D. S. -- Co-Investigators: Anderson. D. H., Greenwood, W. R., Morrison, D. A.
Manned Spacecraft Center
Investigation: Determine Morphology and Composition of Fine Particles Using Electron Microprobe and Scanning Electron Microscope. Analysis to be Undertaken After Quarantine and not within the LRL

Meinschein, W. G.
Indiana Univ., Bloomington, Ind.
Investigation: Determine the Alkane C15 To C30 Content By Gas Chromatographic and Mass Spectrometric Techniques

Moore, C.
Arizona State Univ., Temple, Ariz.
Investigation: Determine Total Concentration of Carbon and Nitrogen

Morrison, G. H.
Cornell Univ.
Investigation: Elemental Analysis Using Spark Source Mass Spectrometry

Muir, A. H., Jr.
North American Rockwell Corp., Science Center, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Investigation: Conduct Mossbauer Effect and Spectroscopic Study of Iron-Bearing Mineral Separates

Murthy, V. R.
Univ. Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
Investigation: Determine Rare-Earth Elemental and Low Abundance Isotopes of K, Ca, V and Cr Content by Neutron Activation

Nagata. T. -- Co-Investigators: Ozima. M., Ishikiwa, Y.
Univ. Tokyo, Japan
Investigation: Remanent Magnetism Studies

Nagy, B. -- Co-Investigator: Urey, H.
Univ. Calif., San Diego, La Jolla, Calif.
Investigation: The Presence or Absence of Lipids, Amino Acids, and "Polymer-Type" Organic Matter

Nash, D. B.
NASA Jet Propulsion Lab.
Investigation: Measure Luminescence, and Physical/Chemical Reaction of Lunar Material to Bombardment by 0.5 to 10 KeV Protons

O'Hara, M. J. -- Co-Investigator: Biggar, G. M.
Univ. Edinburgh, Scotland
Investigation: Hi-Pressure/Temperature Phase Studies, Determine Temperature of Crystallization of Minerals; Petrologic Studies

O'Kelley, G. D. -- Co-Investigators: Bell, P. R., Eldridge, J. S., Schonfeld, E., Richardson, K. A.
Oak Ridge Nat. Lab., Tennessee; MSC
Investigation: Develop the Equipment/Methods for LRL; Measure the K40, U, Th, and Cosmic Ray Induced Radionuclide Content

Oro, J. -- Co-Investigators: Zlatkis, A., Lovelock, J. E., Becker, R. S., Updegrove, W. S., Flory, D. A.
Univ. Houston, Houston, Texas; Manned Spacecraft Ctr.
A Comprehensive Study of the Carbonaceous and Organogenic Matter Present in Returned Lunar Samples with Combination of Gas Chromatographic and Mass Spectrometric Techniques

Oyama, V. I. -- Co-Investigators: Merek, E., Silverman, M. P.
NASA Ames Res. Ctr., Moffett Field, Calif.
Investigation: Isolation and Culture of Viable Organisms

Peck, L. C.
U.S. Geol. Survey, Denver, Colo.
Investigation: Standard Wet Chemical Analytical Techniques for Major Elements

Pepin, R. O. -- Co-Investigator: Nier, A. O. C.
Univ. Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
Investigation: Measure the Elemental and Isotopic Abundances of He, Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe by Mass Spectrometry

Perkins, R. W. -- Co-Investigators: Wogman. N. A., Kaye, J. H., Cooper, J. A., Rancitelli, L. A.
Battelle Mem. Inst., Richland, Wash.
Investigation: Non-Destructive Gamma-Ray Spectrometry for Cosmic Ray Induced and Natural Radio-Nuclides

Philpotts, J. A. -- Co-Investigators: Schnetzler, C., Masuda, A., Thomas, H. H.
NASA Goddard Space Flight, Center, Greenbelt, Md.
Investigation: Determine the Rare Earth Element Content Using Dilution Technique and Mass Spectrometry

Ponnamperuma, C. A. -- Co-Investigators: Oyama, V. I., Pollack, G., Gehrke, C. W., Zill, L. P.
NASA Ames Res. Center, Moffett Field, Calif.; Univ. Missouri
Investigation: Analytical Lunar Sample Analyses for Amino Acids, Nucleic Acids, Sugars, Fatty Acids, Hydrocarbons, Porphyrins and Their Components

Quaide, W. L. -- Co-Investigators: Wrigley, R. C. (a), Debs, R. J. (a), Bunch, T. E. (b)
Ames Res. Center
Investigation: (a) By Non-Destructive Gamma-Ray Spectrometry Determine the Al26, Na22, and Mn54 Content (b) Microscopic, X-Ray Diffraction Analysis to Determine the Effects of Shock on Minerals and Rocks

Ramdohr. P. -- Co-Investigator: ElGoresy, A.
Max Planck Institut, Heidelberg, Germany
Investigation: Identification of Opaque Minerals, Phases and Composition by X-Ray, Microprobe, and Microscopic Analysis

Reed, G. W. -- Co-Investigators: Huizenga, J., Jovanovic, S., Fuchs, L.
Argonne Nat. Lab., Argonne, Ill.
Investigation: Concentration, Isotopic Composition and Distribution of Trace Elements by Neutron Activation Analysis

Reynolds, J. H. -- Co-Investigators: Rowe, M. W., Hohenberg, C. M.
Univ. Calif., Berkeley
Investigation: (a) Rare Gas Content by Mass Spectrometry (b) Mass Spectrometry to Identify Cosmic Ray Produced Nuclides (c) Mass Spectrometry to Determine Rare Gas, K and U Content; Identify Cosmic Ray Produced Nuclides

Rho, J. H. -- Co-Investigators: Bauman, A. J., Bonner, J. F.
NASA Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, California; Cal. Inst. Tech.
Investigation: Determine Metallic and Non-Metallic Porphyrin Content by Fluorescence Spectrophotometry

Richardson, K. A. -- Co-Investigators: McKay, D. S., Foss, T. H.
NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas
Investigation: By Autoradiography and Alpha Particle Spectroscopy Identify Alpha Emitting Nuclides

Ringwood, A. E. -- Co-Investigator: Green, D. H.
Australian Nat'l Univ., Canberra
Investigation: Petrographic Analysis by Study of Thin and Polished Sections

Robie, R. A.
U.S. Geol. Survey, D. C.
Investigation: Calorimetry (Thermal Properties)

Roedder, E.
U.S. Geol. Survey, D. C.
Investigation: Determine the Nature and Composition of Fluid inclusions, if Present, in Lunar Material

Rose, H. W., Jr. -- Co-Investigators: Cuttitta, F., Dwornik, E. J
U.S. Geol. Survey, Washington, D. C.
Investigation: X-Ray Fluorescence Methods for Elemental Analysis

Ross, M. -- Co-Investigators: Warner, J., Papike, J. J., Clark, J. R.
U.S. Geol. Survey, Washington, D. C.; NASA MSC; USGS, D. C.
Investigation: Determine the Crystallographic Parameters and Composition of Pyroxenes, Micas, Amphiboles, and Host Silicate Minerals by X-Ray Diffraction and Electron Microprobe

Runcorn, S. K.
Univ. of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Investigation: Magnetic Properties in Conjunction with Mineralogic Studies

Schaeffer, O. A. -- Co-Investigators: Zahringer. J., Bogard, D.
State Univ. of N. Y. at Stony Brook, N. Y.; Max Planck Inst. Germany; Manned Spacecraft Ctr.
Investigation: Determine Rare Gas Content by Mass Spectrometry at LRL

Schmidt, R. A. -- Co-Investigator: Loveland, W. D.
Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, Ore.
Investigation: Determine Rare-Earth and Selected Trace Elements Content by Neutron Activation Analysis. Isotopes of Sm, Eu, Gd will be Determined by Mass Spectrometry

Schopf, W.
Univ. of Calif., L.A., Los Angeles
Investigation: Micropaleontological Study Using Transmission and Scanning Electron Microscopy

Sclar, C. B. -- Co-Investigator: Melton, C. W.
Battelle Mem. Inst., Columbus, Ohio
Investigation: Using Replication and Thin Section Electron Microscopy Determine the Damage in Minerals and Rocks Due to Shock

Scoon, J. H.
Univ. Cambridge, England
Investigation: Wet Chemical Analysis for Major Elements

Short, N. M.
Univ. Houston, Houston, Texas
Investigation: By Petrographic Studies Determine Effect of Shock on Rocks and Minerals and Predict Magnitude of Shock and Line of Impacting Missile

Silver, L. T. -- Co-Investigator: Patterson, C. C.
Calif. Inst. Tech., Pasadena, Calif.
Investigation: Determine Lead isotopes, Concentrations of U, Th, Pb, and their occurrence in Minerals

Simmons, G. -- Co-Investigators: Brace, W. F., Wones, D. R. (parts a & b only)
Mass. Inst. Tech., Cambridge, Mass.
Investigation: (a) Calculate Elastic Properties From Measurement of Compressional Shear Wave Velocities at STP (b) Measure Thermal Conductivity, Expansion and Diffusivity at STP (c) Determine Dielectric Constant, Resistivity (d) Determine Thermal Properties at STP on Samples of Core From Lunar Surface

Sippel, R. F. -- Co-Investigator: Spencer, A. B.
Mobil Res. and Dev. Corp., Dallas, Texas
Investigation: Apply Luminescence Petrography to Study of Lunar Materials

Skinner, B. J. -- Co-investigator: Winchell, H.
Yale Univ., New Haven, Conn.
Investigation: Examine the Returned Samples for Condensed Sublimates and if Present Determine the Mineral Phases Present and Elemental Composition

Smales, A. A.
Atomic Energy Research Estab., Harwell, England
Investigation: Elemental and Isotopic Abundances by Neutron Activation Analysis and by Emission, Spark Source, and X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrography

Smith, J. V. -- Co-Investigators: Wyllie, P. J., Elders, W. A.
Univ. Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
Investigation: Mineralogic-Petrographic Analysis Using Microprobe, X-Ray Diffraction and Microscopic Methods

Stephens, D. R. -- Co-Investigator: Keeler, R. N.
Lawrence Radiation Lab., Livermore, California
Investigation: Physical Properties-Equation of State

Stewart, D. B. -- Co-Investigators: Appleman, D. E., Papike, J. J., Clark, J. R., Ross, M.
U.S. Geol. Survey. D.C.
Investigation: Crystal Structure and Stabilities of Feldspars

Strangway, D. W.
Univ. Toronto, Canada
Investigation: Determine Magnetic Properties Including Remanent, Susceptibility, Thermal, Demagnetization, Identify Magnetic Minerals

Tatsumoto, M. -- Co-Investigator: Doe, B. R.
U.S. Geol. Survey, Denver, Colo.
Investigation: Pb Analysis by Mass Spectrometry; U and Th Analysis by Mass Spectrometry and Alpha Spectrometry

Tolansky, S.
Royal Holloway College, Univ. London, England
Investigation: Isotopic Abundances of U and Th by Microscopic Studies of Diamonds

Turekian, K. K.
Yale Univ., New Haven, Conn.
Investigation: Determine 20 Elements Having Halflives Greater Than 3 Days By Neutron Activation Analysis

Turkevich, A. L.
Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
Investigation: (a) Determine Long Lived Isotopes of K, U, and Th by Gamma Ray Spectrometry (b) Neutron Activation Analysis for U, Th, B1, Pb, Tl, and Hg.

Turner, G.
Univ. Sheffield
Investigation: Determine Ar40/Ar39 for Age Dating

Urey, H. C. -- Co-Investigator: Marti, K.
Univ. Calif., San Diego, La Jolla, Calif.
Investigation: Isotopic Abundances by Mass Spectroscopy

Von Engelhardt, W. -- Co-Investigators: Stoffler, D., Muller, W., Arndt, J.
Univ. Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany
Investigation: Petrographic Study to Determine Shock Effects

Walker, R. M.
Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo.
Investigation: (a) Measure the Structural Damage to Crystalline Material by Several Techniques (b) Geochronological Studies by Investigation of Fission Tracks From Radioactive and Cosmic Ray Particles

Wanke, H. -- Co-Investigators: Begemann, F., Rieder, R., Vilcsek, E., Voshage, H., Wlotzka, F.
Max Planck Inst., Fur Chemie, Mainz Germany
Investigation: (a) Determine K, Th, U Content (b) Measure Cosmic Ray induced Radioactive Nuclides C14 and Cl30 (c) Major Elemental Abundances by Fast Neutron Activation (d) Minor Elemental Abundances by Thermal Neutron Activation

Wanless, R. K. -- Co-Investigators: Stevens, R. D., Loveridge, W. D.
Geol. Survey, Ottawa, Canada
Investigation: Determine Concentrations of Pb, U, Th, Rb, Sr, Ar, & K and the Isotopic Compositions of Pb and Sr.

Wasserburg, G. J. -- Co-Investigator: Burnett, D. S.
Cal. Inst. Tech.
Investigation: Determine K, Ar, Rb, Sr and Rare Gas (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe) Content by Mass Spectrometry

Wasson. J. T. -- Co-Investigator: Baedecker, P. A.
Univ. Calif., Los Angeles, Calif.
Investigation: Elemental Abundances for Ga and Ge by Neutron Activation

Weeks, R. A. -- Co-Investigator: Kolopus, J.
Oak Ridge Nat. Lab., Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Investigation: Determine the Valence State and Symmetry of the Crystalline Material Using Electron Spin and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Techniques and Spin Lattice Relaxation Studies

Weill, D. F.
Univ. Oregon, Eugene, Ore.
Investigation: Determine Temperature of Rock Formation by Study of Plagioclase Properties

Wetherill, G. W.
Univ. Calif., Los Angeles, Calif.
Investigation: Determine Isotopes of Rb, Sr, U, and Pb by Mass Spectrometry

Wiik, H. B. -- Co-Investigator: Ojanpera, P. M.
Geol. Survey, Helsinki, Finland
Investigation: Wet Chemical Methods to Determine Major Elemental Abundance

Wood, J. A. -- Co-Investigator: Marvin, U. B.
Smithsonian Inst., Astrophysical Obs., Cambridge, Mass.
Investigation: Mineralogic and Petrologic Studies by Optical Microscopy, X-Ray Diffraction and Electron Microprobe Measurements

Zahringer, J. -- Co-Investigators: Kirsten, I., Lammerzahl, P.
Max Planck Inst. Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Investigation: By Microprobe Analysis and Mass Spectrometry Determine Gas Content and Solar Wind Particle Distribution

Zussman, J.
Univ. Manchester, Manchester, England
Investigation: Geochemical, Mineralogic, and Petrological Studies

Edited typo in entry:
Turner, G., Univ. Sheffield, Investigation: Determine AR4O/Ar39 for Age Dating
Should be Ar40

Whew!!! That's a lot.

Science had a special Moon issue, January IIRR, that probably listed 3-4 many.

Nice! That's a good reference to rebut that particularly silly claim of Rene's and Kaysing's.

JayUtah, that might make a good page for Clavius...

Did the Russians manage a sample return mission to the moon before Apollo?

That way the samples could have been verified by a source independant of the American government.

I vaguely remember as a child seeing illustrations of unmanned probes sent to the moon surface, did they actually happen. :-?

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The Russians had several sample return missions, but they were all after Apollo.

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I spent a long time last year, doing a typescript of the Apollo 11 Press Kit. It was worth the effort due to the original being full of such useful information. The pdf is about 9Mb and the typescript is much smaller at 404 kb in a rich text file. It has better formatting than above (subscripts etc.), and I've corrected a few obvious errors in the original.

Anyone is welcome to a copy which I'll email if they send me a personal message with their email address.

Does anyone know of a website that would host it so that anyone can download it? I'll check with Eric Jones to see if he'd like it for the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal.

JayUtah, that might make a good page for Clavius...

Yep. Many conspiracists believe the Apollo samples were (and still are) kept under lock and key, never to be delivered to anyone outside the U.S. and then only to geologists and other scientists who had been specially approved by the U.S. government not to spill the beans. When it is known that as early as 1969 NASA was delivering Apollo samples to scientists all over the world, it becomes less likely that they are fakes that simply haven't been discovered yet because of who is allowed to see them.

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Ah yes, I remember that huge CIA/FBI/MI5 security vetting form I had to fill in before I was allowed to touch the lunar samples we had at the University of Kent last summer to show to a bunch of teenage students....

That said, there is a lot of security involved in getting hold of those samples (they are to be kept under lock and key, rooms where they are to be displayed must be closed and guarded during the display, and we were not allowed to inform the media we had them until after the event), but that has more to do with the fact that they are priceless and irreplacable than anything else.

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Well if I got the list right, they went too:

Australia
Belgium
Canada
England
Finland
Germany
Japan
Scotland
Switerland

Not excatly just the US....

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I think we've sent wheat to all of those countries too... :roll:

Your list is a list of the 11 countries that received rocks for scientific research.

Below is a list of the countries that got a piece of the "Goodwill" rock. These pieces are inside a plexiglass form, and hence aren't directly accessible for research. I saw a moon rock in the NEtherlands, and IIRC that was inside a prism instead of the cylinder like the goodwill plate of Honudras shows. ANy info on that?

Here's the "goodwill" rock samples list as presented by NASA:
Note that the USSR is listed

No. Country Notes
291 China
294 Afghanistan
295 Argentina on display at the Galileo Galilei Planetarium (unconfirmed)
296 Australia part of the traveling exhibit "To Mars and Beyond" at the National Museum in Canberra (it will move to Melbourne next)
297 Austria on display in the Meteorite Hall at the Naural History Museum in Vienna
298 Bahamas
299 Bahrain
300 Barbados
301 Belgium
302 Bolivia
303 Brazil
304 Canada in storage at the Museum of Nature in Aylmer, Quebec
305 Chad
306 Taiwan
307 Colombia
308 Costa Rica
309 Dahomey
310 Denmark
311 Dominican Republic
312 Ecuador
313 Egypt
314 Congo Republic
315 El Salvador
316 Finland on display at the Mineralogical Museum of the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) in Otaniemi, Espoo
317 Gabon
318 W. Germany
319 Solomon Islands
320 Guatemala
321 Guyana on display at the Guyana Museum (unconfirmed)
322 Haiti
323 Honduras purchased illegimately in Honduras for $50,000 and a truck and then smuggled into the United States in 1995; offered for sale for $5 million to undercover agents and then confiscated in 1998; returned to Honduras and now on display in Tegucigalpa at Centro Interactivo Chiminike
324 Iceland
325 India
326 Indonesia
327 Iran
328 Ireland on display at the National History Museum in Dublin
329 Israel
330 Italy
331 Ivory Coast
332 Jamaica
333 Japan
334 Jordan
335 Khmer
336 Korea
337 Lebanon
338 Liberia
339 Luxemborg
340 Malta was reported stolen in May 2004 from the National Museum of Natural History in Mdina
341 Mexico
342 Netherlands
343 New Zealand
344 Nicaragua
345 Niger
346 Nigeria
347 Norway
348 Pakistan
349 Panama
350 Paraguay
351 Peru
352 Philippines
353 Portugal
354 Qatar
355 Saudi Arabia
356 South Africa on display at the Transvaal Museum in Pretoria
357 Spain
358 Swaziland
359 Switzerland
360 Tanzania
361 Thailand
362 Togo
363 Tunisia
364 Turkey
365 United Kingdom
366 Uruguay
367 Venezuela
368 VietNam
369 Zambia
370 Algeria
371 Bhutan
372 Botswana
373 Bulgaria
374 Burma
375 Cameroon
376 Central African
377 Mozambique
378 Cyprus
379 Czechoslova
380 Guinea Equa
381 Ethiopia
382 Fiji
383 France
384 Gambia
385 Ghana
386 Guinea Republic
387 Hungary
388 Kenya
389 Kuwait
390 Laos on display at the Royal Palace National Museum
391 Lesotho
392 Libya
393 Malagasy
394 Malawi
395 Malaysia
396 Maldives
397 Mali
398 Mauritania
399 Mauritius
400 Morocco
401 Nepal
402 Oman
403 Poland
404 Romania may have been auctioned among possessions of late dictator Ceausescu
405 Rwanda
406 Senegal
407 Sierra Leone
408 Singapore on long-term loan to the Science Centre as part of the exhibit "Planetary Landscapes"
409 Somali
410 Sri Lanka
411 Sudan
412 Trinidad Tobago
413 USSR
414 United Arab Emirates on display at the Al Ain Museum (unconfirmed)
415 Upper Volta
416 Yemen
417 Yugoslavia
418 Zaire
420 Bangladesh
421 Liechtenstein
422 Monaco
423 Neuru
424 San Marino
425 Tonga
426 Vatican on display at St. Peter's Basilica (unconfirmed)
427 West Samoa
428 Chile
429 Sweden on display at Sweden's Observatory Museum

So all these coutries have the potential to reasearch a moon rock sample (though that was NOT the intention of those samples!)

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