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Maine airport now home to second-largest piece of the moon on Earth

Maine airport now home to second-largest piece of the moon on Earth
MY FIONA’S FIFTH GRADE CLASS THERE WATCHING THE FALCONS. YEAH. MAINE’S LARGEST AIRPORT IS NOW HOME TO THE SECOND LARGEST PIECE OF THE MOON ON EARTH. THIS IS REALLY AWESOME. IT IS ON LOAN TO THE PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL JETPORT FROM THE MAINE MINERAL AND GEM MUSEUM, WHICH IS IN BETHEL. THE MOON CHUNK WENT ON DISPLAY YESTERDAY, AND IT’S EXPECTED TO BE THERE FOR FIVE YEARS. SO COOL. THE MOON PIECE IS A LITTLE BIT BIGGER THAN A RUGBY BALL, AND IT IS HOUSED IN AN EXHIBIT ALONGSIDE ALONGSIDE EXCUSE ME, ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST PIECES OF MARS. I DIDN’
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Maine airport now home to second-largest piece of the moon on Earth
Maine's largest airport is now home to the second-largest piece of the moon on Earth. It's on loan to the Portland International Jetport from the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum in Bethel.The moon chunk went on display Tuesday, and it's expected to be there for five years. >> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<The moon piece is a little bigger than a rugby ball.It is housed in an exhibit alongside one of the world's largest pieces of Mars.

Maine's largest airport is now home to the second-largest piece of the moon on Earth.

It's on loan to the Portland International Jetport from the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum in Bethel.

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The moon chunk went on display Tuesday, and it's expected to be there for five years.

>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<

The moon piece is a little bigger than a rugby ball.

It is housed in an exhibit alongside one of the world's largest pieces of Mars.