Lunar and Planetary Institute






Lunar Sample 71060

MissionApollo 17
Lithologysoil
LocationCollected 5-6 cm below the surface in shadow of "tombstone rock" at Station 1A.
Description71060 is a soil sample collected 5-6 cm below the surface in the shadow of "tombstone rock" at Station 1A. It was collected with 13 chips. Tombstone Rock is on the inner side of the southwest rim of a 10 meter blocky crater. The sample area is broadly rolling and dominated by ejecta. Local craters up to 2 meters in size are common, and the fines are faily compact.


In Situ

AS17-134-20394
AS17-134-20394

AS17-134-20395
AS17-134-20395

AS17-134-20396
AS17-134-20396

AS17-136-20739
AS17-136-20739

AS17-136-20740
AS17-136-20740


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