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[i]They used what look like no more than plastic rectangles, which if hit by a cosmic or solar particle would leave a tiny track. These detectors flew with the astronauts on Apollo 16. “It was hung outside the landing module, attached to one of its feet. It was left outside for several hours and then brought back to Earth so we could study the tracks,” he said. “We carried out the very first cosmic ray analysis from outside the Earth’s magnetosphere while on the moon.” These detectors are to be presented to the museum.[/i]
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