# @nasaartemis on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CuDAAVaNc-b
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15340953-nasaartemis-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/eb8daee603.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-06-28T20:08:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) — https://gondola.cc/nasaartemis

## Caption

What on Earth is a Moon Tree!?

In 1971, astronaut Stuart Roosa flew to the Moon aboard the Apollo 14 mission and carried with him hundreds of tree seeds in his personal kit. Once returned from lunar orbit, the Forest Service germinated the seeds and many were planted around the United States. The majority of these Apollo 14 Moon Trees continue to survive.

The #Artemis I mission also carried tree seeds aboard the Orion spacecraft in late 2022 as part of a collaborative STEM engagement activity with NASA’s Next Gen STEM Project and the USDA Forest Service. These thousands of seeds traveled about 270,000 miles (435,000 km) from Earth, more than 40,000 miles (64,000 km) beyond the far side of the Moon. Stay connected with NASA STEM to learn how organizations can submit a proposal to become an Artemis Moon Tree Recipient!

In the meantime, in collaboration with u.s.forestservice, NASA is running the Moon Trees Quest to seek out and observe the Moon Trees and other trees of the same species — sycamore, loblolly pine, coast redwood, sweetgum, and Douglas-fir. When the GLOBE Observer app is open, a notification will alert an observer when they are close to an Apollo 14 Moon Tree and direct them to the tree’s location. Check out the link in the bio for more information.

Video description: Dr. David Williams is speaking to the camera about Apollo 14 astronaut Stuart Roosa and the Moon Trees. While he speaks, images and videos of Roosa, fire jumpers lining up and jumping out of airplanes, the Apollo 14 lunar module flying and landing on the lunar surface, and various Moon trees appear on the screen.

Credit: NASA

#MoonTree #Apollo #Astronaut #Apollo14 #Forest #Space #Moon #Trees #NASA #Orion #NASASTEM #Earth

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## Tags

apollo, earth, nasa, forest, apollo14, moontree, space, moon, nasastem, trees, artemis, astronaut, orion

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