Apollo 11 carried the first geological samples from the moon back to Earth. In total, Armstrong and Aldrin collected 48.5 lbs. (22 kilograms) of material from the moon, including 50 moon rocks, lunar soil, pebbles, sand and dust. The astronauts also sampled material from more than 5 inches...
The Apollo 11 mission was the first Apollo mission to attempt a landing on the moon and subsequently to deliver lunar material into the hands of scientists back on Earth, who eagerly analysed the samples in order to understand the geological history of these rocks. As was the case at the ti...
Documents the analysis of the samples at the Lunar Receiving Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center in Texas Illustrated with numerous previously unpublished photographs on the topic Explains the contribution of 'moon rock' analysis to our understanding of the origin and geological history of the Moon...
This Flag of Your Nation was Carried to the Moon and Back by Apollo 11 and This Fragment of the Moon's Surface was Brought to Earth by the Crew of That First Manned Lunar Landing. (With exception to the plaque for Venezuela: it was discovered that the nation's flag was not flown aboa...
3.2 billion years old, whereas rocks from the older lunar highlands date to some 4.4 billion years ago. The youngest geological actions on the Moon, based on crater counts, probably were lava flows about 1.2 billion years ago. But, alas, we have no samples of these very young lunar rocks...
The extent to which plants can enhance human life support on other worlds depends on the ability of plants to thrive in extraterrestrial environments using in-situ resources. Using samples from Apollo 11, 12, and 17, we show that the terrestrial plant Ar
MoonApollodustgeologyexospherelunar seismometerlunar rocksdust detectorsolar cellcollateral dustGeology dominated the science of the six successful Apollo lunar sampling expeditions. About 380 kg of rocks and soils were collected in 2400 samples, along with many thousands of documenting photos. Lunar dust...
setting up experiments and collecting 170 pounds of samples. Before leaving the lunar surface, Scott conducted an experiment to test Galileo's theory that objects in vacuum, without air resistance, would fall at the same rate. He dropped a geological hammer and a feather, which hit the ground...
Shepard set a new distance record by walking more than 9,000 feet on the lunar surface, pulling a hand cart to carry their tools and samples.(Launch: Jan. 31, 1971: lunar landing: Feb. 5: splashdown, Feb. 9)Apollo 15For the first time, humans drove a car on the Moon. The first...
Astronauts David Scott, James Irwin and Alfred Worden were part of the mission that carried the lunar roving vehicle, often known as the moon buggy, for the first time to the moon. Their mission emphasized geological work, and the crew was trained to identify different rocks and formations ...