Apollo_15_Genesis_Rock.jpg


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English: The Apollo 15 sample 15415, better known as the Genesis Rock .
This is figure 6-8 of the Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report (NASA SP-289, 1972), which has the following caption:
Anorthosite (sample 15415) found as a large clast in breccia at the rim of Spur Crater. The darker part of the sample is a dust coating on a portion of the surface embedded in the breccia matrix.
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Source S71-42951
Author NASA
Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA . NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted ". (See Template:PD-USGov , NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy .)
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Genesis Rock, returned by the Apollo 15 lunar mission

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