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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Another missing piece of the moon has been found.
Retired dentist Robert Conner learned Friday that the rock fragment he found in his late brother’s possessions a decade ago was actually presented to the state by NASA during the 1970s.
“I didn’t even know we had one that could go missing,” Conner said. He said he is willing to turn the fragment over to West Virginia.
The rock was part of 135 fragments collected during the Apollo 17 mission and given to the 50 states and several countries, said Joe Gutheinz Jr., a former NASA investigator.
This week, missing moon rocks presented to Colorado turned up in the Grand Junction home of former Gov. John D. Vanderhoof.
