Lunar Sample 15555
| Mission | Apollo 15 |
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| Lithology | basalt |
| Location | collected about 12 meters north of the rim of Hadley Rille, with no fresh craters in its immediate vicinity, and from an area with fewer rocks exposed than at the Rille edge. |
| Description | ("Great Scott") is both the largest and the most intensively studied of the Apollo 15 rocks. It is a medium-grained olivine basalt, with a few percent small vugs. It is probably very close to a liquid composition, i.e., it contains few, if any, accumulated crystals. It crystallized ~3.3 b.y. ago. Unlike other nearby rocks, 15555 was not dust-coated. It is generally tough, but many exterior chips fell off during earth transit and many of these pieces are friable. It is sub-rounded and blocky, with many zap pits. |
Laboratory Views (Mug Shots)
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Thin Sections
 15555,0 S71-51780 |
 15555,0 S71-51781 |
 15555,0 S71-51795 |
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 15555,0 S71-52201 |
 15555,0 S71-52213 |
 15555,0 S74-23072 |
 15555,11 S72-15851 |
 15555,14 S71-48919 |
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 15555,30 S71-48913 |
 15555,31 S71-48965 |
 15555,32 S71-49491 |
 15555,32 S71-49492 |
 15555,35 S71-48886 |
 15555,36 S71-48885 |
 15555,38 S71-48945 |
 15555,39 ryderSC032 |
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 15555,39 ryderSC034 |
 15555,40 S71-48883 |
 15555,41 S71-48898 |
 15555,42 S71-48884 |
 15555,89 S71-61103 |
 15555,89 S71-61104 |
 15555,93 S72-15839 |
 15555,99 S71-61105 |
 15555,99 S71-61106 |
 15555,100 S71-61107 |
 15555,100 S71-61108 |
 15555,111 S72-15862 |
 15555,113 S72-15821 |
 15555,113 S72-15866 |
 15555,114 S72-15830 |
 15555,114 S72-15864 |
 15555,114 S72-18159 |
 15555,170 S72-17158 |
 15555,171 S72-17119 |
 15555,172 S72-17171 |
 15555,172 S72-17192 |
 15555,173 S72-15826 |
 15555,174 S72-15834 |
 15555,175 S72-15824 |
 15555,206 S72-15882 |
 15555,207 ryderSC035 |
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 15555,207 S72-16477 |
 15555,208 S72-15823 |
 15555,209 ryderSC044 |
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 15555,209 S72-15878 |
 15555,210 S72-16507 |
 15555,211 S72-16508 |
 15555,243 S72-16510 |
 15555,245 S72-17161 |
 15555,246 ryderSC052 |
 15555,246 ryderSC053 |
 15555,246 S72-18227 |
 15555,247 S72-17151 |
 15555,248 S72-17174 |
 15555,250 ryderSC054 |
 15555,250 ryderSC055 |
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 15555,250 S72-17190 |
 15555,251 S72-18208 |
 15555,252 S72-18186 |
 15555,253 ryderSC063 |
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 15555,253 ryderSC081 |
 15555,253 S72-18226 |
 15555,254 S72-18193 |
 15555,255 S72-20755 |
 15555,257 S72-20759 |
 15555,258 S72-20706 |
 15555,265 S72-20739 |
In Situ
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Cutting and Miscellaneous Lab Views
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 S75-33420 |
 S75-33421 |
Cutting and Chipping Diagrams
 Rock Model Photograph of Apollo 15 Sample(s) 15555 |
 Rock Model Photograph of Apollo 15 Sample(s) 15555 |
Stereo Views
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Other Information
Lunar Sample Catalog 15555 Description
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