GLOBE News
NASA Moon Trees Quest Runs from 21 June to 21 September
In 1971, NASA launched the Apollo 14 spacecraft with hundreds of tree seeds onboard in astronaut Stuart Roosa’s personal kit. Once returned from lunar orbit, the seeds were germinated by the Forest Service and planted mostly around the United States, with a small number outside of the United States. Last November, Artemis I was launched with about 2,000 tree seeds onboard.
The GLOBE Program will be hosting the NASA Moon Trees Quest in collaboration with NASA Next Gen STEM, the Artemis Program Education Team, and the USDA Forest Service. The first goal of this quest is to seek out trees of the same species (sycamores, loblolly pines, coast redwoods, sweetgums, and Douglas-firs) as the Apollo 14 Moon Trees, and take tree height observations with the GLOBE Observer Trees tool. The second goal of this quest is to seek out and take tree height observations of the actual, accessible Apollo 14 Moon Trees.
To participate, download the GLOBE Observer app and create an account. If you are near an accessible Apollo 14 Moon Tree, you will receive an in-app message directing you to the tree. Measure the height of the Moon Tree and add #MoonTree to the field notes. Learn more at observer.globe.gov.
News origin: GLOBE Implementation Office