ens ▁that ▁were ▁collected ▁by ▁Apol lo ▁ 1 1 ▁astr onaut s ▁Neil ▁Arm strong ▁and ▁B uzz ▁Ald rin ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁M alt ese ▁flag ▁that ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁Moon ▁and ▁back ▁on ▁Apol lo ▁ 1 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁four ▁" M oon ▁rocks " ▁we igh ▁about ▁ 0 . 0 5 ▁gr ams ▁in ▁total . ▁They ▁are ▁enc ased ▁in ▁a ▁clear ▁pl astic ▁ball ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁a ▁coin ▁which ▁is ▁mounted ▁to ▁a ▁wooden ▁board ▁approximately ▁one ▁foot ▁square ▁on ▁a ▁small ▁pod ium ▁ped est al ▁display . ▁The ▁small ▁pod ium ▁pla que ▁display ▁also ▁has ▁mounted ▁on ▁it ▁a ▁small ▁M alt ese ▁flag ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁Moon ▁and ▁back ▁on ▁Apol lo ▁ 1 1 , ▁which ▁lay ▁directly ▁below ▁the ▁" good will ▁Moon ▁rocks ". ▁The ▁small ▁pod ium ▁pla que ▁display ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Mal ta ▁as ▁a ▁gift ▁by ▁United ▁States ▁President ▁Richard ▁N ixon . ▁Similar ▁" M oon ▁rocks " ▁displays ▁were ▁also ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁ 1 3 4 ▁world wide ▁countries . ▁ ▁Apol lo ▁ 1 7 ▁▁ ▁The ▁Mal ta ▁Apol lo ▁ 1 7 ▁lun ar ▁sample ▁display ▁comm emor ative ▁style ▁pla que ▁( 1 0 ▁by ▁ 1 4 ▁inches ) ▁consists ▁of ▁one ▁" M oon ▁rock " ▁particle ▁spec imen ▁that ▁was ▁cut ▁from ▁lun ar ▁bas alt ▁ 7