Lunar Sample 15085
Mission | Apollo 15 |
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Lithology | basalt |
Location | Found on the surface about 60 meters east of the rim of Elbow Crater and probably came from the ejecta blanket of Elbow Crater; collected as a suite from dfferent distances from a small crater (15065 through 15085). |
Description | It is one of the samples collected as a suite, from different distances from a small crater (15065 to 15085). It is a is about 3.4 b.y. old and is coarse-grained, quartz-normative mare basalt (catalog reports 5 mm) dominated by pigeonite. |
Laboratory Views (Mug Shots)
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Thin Sections
In Situ
AS15-85-11420 |
AS15-85-11421 |
AS15-86-11536 |
AS15-86-11537 |
AS15-86-11538 |
AS15-86-11539 |
Cutting and Miscellaneous Lab Views
Stereo Views
Other Information
Lunar Sample Atlas Lunar Sample15085