Lunar basalt 70017

The Lunar basalt 70017 is a Moon rock gathered in 1972 by astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt on the Apollo 17 mission near their Apollo Lunar Module and then divided into smaller pieces on Earth.

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History

Lunar basalt 70017 is a Moon basalt that was collected by astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt on the last crewed Moon landing, Apollo 17, when they made a speech referring to "the children of the world". In 1973 President Nixon gave pieces of the lunar basalt 70017 to the 50 United States. Others were given as goodwill gifts by NASA. Some of the displays with the Moon rocks have been stolen, while others have been lost in inventory. NASA still has about 80 percent of the original rock.^[1]

Description

The Apollo 17 "Lunar basalt 70017" total weight was 2957 grams. It was described by NASA as a "medium-grained high-Ti basalt" with a "crystallization age about 3.7" billion years "and an exposure age about 220" million years.^[2]

References

^ Office of Inspector General (December 8, 2001). "NASA's management of moon rocks and other astromaterials loaned for research, education, and public display / Goodwill Moon Rocks and Ambassador of Exploration Awards" (PDF). Retrieved November 3, 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Lunar basalt 70017 - Ilmenite Basalt This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

External links

Pearlman, Robert (1999–2012). "Where today are the Apollo 11 goodwill lunar sample displays?". collectspace.com. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
Pearlman, Robert (1999–2012). "Where today are the Apollo 17 goodwill lunar sample displays". collectspace.com. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
Video of the "Goodwill rock" gathered from the Moon

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