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Moon rock competition winner revealed

15 July 2009


Video: See Colin Pillinger announce the winner

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Moon rock competition – the results

EVERYONE knows the words spoken by Neil Armstrong when he became the first person to step onto the moon: “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Our competition to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing asked you to imagine something Armstrong might have said instead. A piece of the moon is the prize for the winning entry, which we announce below.

With 5500 entries, this has been New Scientist‘s most popular competition ever – and what a wealth…

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