Lunar and Planetary Institute






Lunar Sample 65500

MissionApollo 16
Lithologysoil
LocationCollected at Station 5 near the rim of a 20 meter crater.
DescriptionSoil 65500 accompanies rake sample 65510. The sample area has no blocks larger tha 30 cm, it is a mostly sandy surface. The fines are loose with a gray surface and whitish subsurface. Numerous small craters are superposed on the 20 meter crater. Friable clods are included in the sample.


In Situ

AS16-107-17492
AS16-107-17492

AS16-107-17493
AS16-107-17493

AS16-107-17494
AS16-107-17494

AS16-107-17495
AS16-107-17495

AS16-110-18019
AS16-110-18019

AS16-110-18020
AS16-110-18020


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