# @nasaartemis on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CvfskIDuTyp
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- **Posted:** 2023-08-03T20:06:52.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) — https://gondola.cc/nasaartemis

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Baby Moon Trees!⁣
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The @u.s.forestservice has begun germinating some of the 2,000 tree seeds that traveled around the Moon and back to Earth aboard #Artemis I.⁣
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Inspired by the Moon Trees grown from the seeds carried by astronaut Stuart Roosa during Apollo 14, the Artemis Moon Trees will be planted all over the country. Four of the five species flown on Apollo 14 were aboard Artemis I again because they are common species and together represent a broad geographic area of the lower 48 states. Coast redwood, with a somewhat limited natural range, was replaced with its cousin, giant sequoia, which has more widespread use in parks and arboreta.⁣

As teams are preparing Artemis Moon Tree seeds for distribution, @NASA is running the Moon Trees Quest in collaboration with @u.s.forestservice to seek out and observe the Apollo Moon Trees, and other trees of the same species. Check out the link in the bio for more information.⁣
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Image descriptions:⁣

1. Six-week-old giant sequoia seedlings growing at the Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Moscow, Idaho. Image Credit: Forest Service/Kas Dumroese⁣

2. Loblolly pine seeds ready to be soaked in water prior to their 28-day chilling requirement to stimulate germination. Image Credit: Forest Service/Kas Dumroese⁣

3. Planting Moon Tree seeds as part of a germination trial at the Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Moscow, Idaho. Image Credit: Forest Service/Kas Dumroese⁣

4. Planting Moon Tree seeds as part of a germination trial at the Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Moscow, Idaho. Image Credit: Forest Service/Anthony Vaudo⁣

5. This American Sycamore mini-plug Moon Tree will be transplanted into a larger container at the Charles E. Bessey Tree Nursery in Nebraska. Image Credit: Amy Gilbert⁣

6. Measuring the stem diameter of a Moon Tree to compare its growth with that of a seedling growing from a seed that stayed on Earth. Image Credit: Forest Service/Kas Dumroese⁣

7. Measuring the height of a Moon Tree to compare its growth with that of a seedling growing from a seed that stayed on Earth. Image Credit: Forest Service/Kas Dumroese

#MoonTreesQuest #Apollo14

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