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Some of the abandoned items were carefully chosen ceremonial objects. Apollo 11, for example, carried not just the famous flag the astronauts planted. The lunar module sported a commemorative plaque honoring the landing and the mission also carried a silicon disk inscribed with comments from the leaders of 74 countries. The astronauts may have brought medals to commemorate dead Soviet cosmonauts. And they also brought a small gold olive branch, a millennia-old emblem of peace.
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Some of the abandoned items were carefully chosen ceremonial objects. Apollo 11, for example, carried not just the famous flag the astronauts planted. The lunar module sported a commemorative plaque honoring the landing and the mission also carried a silicon disk inscribed with comments from the leaders of 74 countries. The astronauts may have brought medals to commemorate dead Soviet cosmonauts. And they also brought a small gold olive branch, a millennia-old emblem of peace.