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Lunar Sample 74240

MissionApollo 17
Lithologysoil
LocationGray soil bordering meter wide band of reddist soil at Station 4 on rim of Shorty crater
DescriptionThis is gray soil that was bordering the meter wide band of reddish soil (74240 is southwest of the colored soil and 74260 is to the northeast) at Station 4 on the rim of Shorty crater. The site is near the low place in the crater rim crest. The fragment population is highly variable, and craters up to several meters in diameter are common.

In Situ

AS17-137-20984
AS17-137-20984

AS17-137-20985
AS17-137-20985

AS17-137-20986
AS17-137-20986

AS17-137-20987
AS17-137-20987

AS17-137-20988
AS17-137-20988

AS17-137-20989
AS17-137-20989

AS17-137-20990
AS17-137-20990

Lunar Sample Atlas    Lunar Sample74240

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