Maine’s largest airport is now home to the second largest piece of the moon on Earth, according to moon rock enthusiasts who installed the extraterrestrial chunk.
This March 20, 2024, photo by Darryl Pitt shows an installation at Portland International Jetport in Maine that features a large piece of the moon. The installation, which went live Tuesday, March 26, 2024, features the second largest piece of the moon on Earth. The moon piece is a little bigger than a rugby ball and is on loan to the Portland International Jetport from the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum.
“This exhibit will be full of beautiful examples of meteorite specimens from the moon, Mars and the asteroid 4 Vesta,” said Cari Corrigan, curator of meteorites at the Smithsonian Institution. The piece is usually displayed at the Bethel museum in Maine’s western mountains, some 70 miles from Portland. The museum’s organizers said it is home to the largest known pieces of the moon and Mars, as well as the world’s largest collection of lunar meteorites.
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