Lunar Sample 15206
Mission | Apollo 15 |
---|---|
Lithology | impact melt breccia |
Location | Lunar sample 15206 was broken off the same boulder as 15205 and apparently has the same chemical composition. However, it has a different texture (Wilshire and Moore 1974, Dymek et al. 1974). It has not been dated. |
Description | It is a vesicular glassy breccia containing KREEP basalt and mare basalt clasts. Unlike 15205 the clasts are shocked and penetrated by glass and there is a higher proportion of matrix (figure 3). It is an impact melt rock, that was probably generated from a regolith. Unlike 15205 the clasts are shocked and penetrated by glass and there is a higher proportion of matrix. It is an impact melt rock, that was probably generated from a regolith. |
Laboratory Views (Mug Shots)
Top |
||||
![]() West |
![]() North |
![]() East |
![]() South |
|
Bottom |
Thin Sections
In Situ
![]() AS15-86-11549 |
![]() AS15-86-11550 |
![]() AS15-86-11551 |
Cutting and Miscellaneous Lab Views
![]() S71-43190 |
![]() S71-43191 |
![]() S71-43192 |
![]() S71-43193 |
![]() S71-43194 |
![]() S71-43195 |
![]() S71-48495 |
![]() S71-48496 |
![]() S72-16270 |
![]() S72-16273 |
![]() S72-16274 |
![]() S72-16275 |
![]() S72-16291 |
Stereo Views
Other Information
Lunar Sample Atlas Lunar Sample15206