Lunar and Planetary Institute






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

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