Lunar Sample 14259
Mission | Apollo 14 |
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Lithology | soil |
Location | Collected 110 m WNW of LM |
Description | This scoop sample is part of the comprehensive sample collected 110 m WNW of LM along with 14165 through 14189, 14250 through 14289, 14298 through 14300, and 14420. All samples were collected from within a 4 m circle drawn by Astronaut Shepard. Astronaut Mitchell reports, "The number of surface rocks, or rocks compared with the number of surface fines is very small Houston. There's a few boulders lying around and there's a few blocks around some of the craters, but by and large, it's a powdery surface." |
In Situ
AS14-67-9388 |
AS14-67-9389 |
Other Information
Lunar Sample Atlas Lunar Sample14259