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A shovel which was used by astronauts on the moon has sold for a staggering £720,000 ($875,000).<br />
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The 'moon rock scoop' collected 211lb of lunar samples during the Apollo 16 mission in 1972.<br />
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This included the 26lb specimen 'Big Muley', which was the largest rock collected during the Apollo missions.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: RRAuction/BNPS

A shovel which was used by astronauts on the moon has sold for a staggering £720,000 ($875,000).

The 'moon rock scoop' collected 211lb of lunar samples during the Apollo 16 mission in 1972.

This included the 26lb specimen 'Big Muley', which was the largest rock collected during the Apollo missions.