Lunar and Planetary Institute






Lunar Sample 78220

MissionApollo 17
Lithologysoil
LocationCollected from beneath a .5 meter gabbroic boulder at Station 8, near base of Sculptured Hills, south of Wessex Cleft
DescriptionSoil collected from beneath a .5 meter gabbroic boulder at Station 8, near the base of Sculptured Hills, south of Wessex Cleft. The site slopes moderately steeply to the southwest, with scattered pebbles, clods, small rocks and one boulder. The surface is saturated with 1 cm craters, larger craters are present but not abundant.


In Situ

AS17-142-21698
AS17-142-21698

AS17-142-21704
AS17-142-21704

AS17-142-21705
AS17-142-21705


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