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Ham the Astrochimp didn't make it as far as the moon, but thanks to his pioneering work, humans eventually did. This moon rock is on display at the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo, encased in a clear pyramid. It was collected during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
April 20, 2012 10:42 AM PDT
Photo by: Amanda Kooser/CNET
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