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Lunar Sample 64002

MissionApollo 16
Sample Typecore
Lithologysoil
LocationCollected on Stone Mountain at Station 4
DescriptionDrive tube 64001 / 64002 collected on Stone Mountain at Station 4, within one crater diameter of a 15 meter subdued doublet crater. The deep sections of the core may contain the best samples of typical Descartes material. The sample area has a 10-15 degree slope to the northwest. There are a few scattered cobbles 5-10 cm. Scattered craters .5 to several meters in diameter are common in the general area, there is a .5 meter crater just southwest of the drive tube.

In Situ

AS16-110-17949
AS16-110-17949

AS16-110-17950
AS16-110-17950

AS16-110-17951
AS16-110-17951

Other Information

Lunar Sample Atlas    Lunar Sample64002

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