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Lunar Sample 69960

MissionApollo 16
Lithologysoil
LocationCollected at Statio 9 from under a .5 meteer boulder
Description69960 was collected at Station 9 from under a .5 meter boulder after it had been rolled over. It is part of a "surface sampler" including soils 69920, 69940, and 69960 and fragments 69003, 69004, and 66935. Large fragments are relatively sparse at the sample site, surface is relatively firm, craters 5-30 cm are common but larger ones are sparse.

In Situ

AS16-107-17573
AS16-107-17573

AS16-107-17574
AS16-107-17574

AS16-107-17575
AS16-107-17575

AS16-107-17576
AS16-107-17576

AS16-107-17577
AS16-107-17577

AS16-107-17578
AS16-107-17578

AS16-107-17579
AS16-107-17579

AS16-107-17580
AS16-107-17580

Other Information

Lunar Sample Atlas    Lunar Sample69960

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