Lunar Sample Atlas: Apollo Thin Sections

Lunar Sample 10084

Mission	Apollo 11
Sample Type	soil-general
Location	Collected in front of quad IV by pouring scoops of loose soil to fill the voids left between rock samples in the bulk sample container.
Description	The contingency sample was taken in front of quad IV of the LM. The documented sample was collected 5 meters north of the LM, the bulk sample was collected in front of quad IV by pouring scoops of loose soil to fill the voids left between rock samples in the bulk sample container. 10084 is the bulk soil sample. Soil is fine grained and hard in this sample area. There are few fragments and it is difficult to scoop deeper than 5 cm below the surface.