[Quora] 能买到月球上的岩石么？

Is moon dust available for purchase?

能买到月球上的岩石么？

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Robert Frost:

Only if it arrived as a meteorite. The 842 lbs (381.9 kg) of moon rock that were brought back to Earth during the Apollo program are the property of the United States of America and under American law it is illegal (19 U.S.C. § 1595 a(c)(1)(A)) to transfer public gifts into private ownership without explicitly passing a law to do so.
除非是在陨石上获取的。在阿波罗计划中带回地球的 842 镑（381.9kg）月球岩石是属于美国政府的财产，依据美国法律（19 U.S.C. § 1595 a(c)(1)(A)）在没有明确授权的情况下将公共财产转为私人所有属于违法行为。

In 1973, President Nixon toured the world and gave plaques to 135 nations and states. Each of those plaques included a small flag (that had flown in space) of the nation or state and a small fragment (1.1 grams) of moon rock embedded in lucite. Those plaques became property of those nations or states and are therefore controlled by their laws. Some moon rocks are on loan to various museums and laboratories around the world. The rest are locked up securely about 200 meters from my desk.
在 1973 年，尼克松总统在巡回出访时将月球岩石样本赠与 135 个国家和联邦。每一个样本包含一面国家或者联邦的国旗（经历过太空飞行）以及一些（1.1克）嵌入于树脂的月球岩石。那些样本成为了被赠与国家的财产并由当地的法律所管辖。有些月球岩石被借给世界各地不同的博物馆和实验室。剩下的那些岩石被安全地存放于我办公桌地下 200 米的地方。