Priceless space rocks leave pupils starry-eyed
ASTRONOMY students a Les Beaucamps High had an out-of-this-world experience when rock samples from the Moon and Mars and also a meteor were on display at the school.
On loan from the Science and Technology Facilities Council, the 12 samples can only be reported on now because of the heightened security required by the school to house them.
The meteorite sample is 4.6 billion years old and all are described as 'priceless'.
Astronomy teacher Stuart Nicolle said he applied to the council for the opportunity to get the rocks, but did not think he would ever 'get the chance to hold a piece of another planet'.
'The meteor is made up of a mixture of nickel and iron, it made its way through space and the atmosphere.
The only slight concern was the re-export of the rocks, he said.
'When the man at Customs asked me where they were from, I had to say the Moon,' he joked.
