Lunar Sample Atlas: Apollo Thin Sections

Lunar Sample 71500

Mission	Apollo 17
Lithology	soil
Location	Collected at Station 1A 15 meters northeast of the rim of a blocky 10 meter crater.
Description	Soil 71500 and 6 rock fragments were collected at Station 1A 15 meters northeast of the rim of a blocky 10 meter crater. It was collected as the reference to rake sample 71520 - 71597. The sample area is flat and essentially free of large fragments. The fines are fairly compact, there are 3 .5 meter craters in the sample area. The soil is scooped from the edge of a subdued crater in an area mostly free of surface rocks and small craters.