Apollo Lunar Sample 70017,8

3D Model

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Every Rock Tells a Story:

The story of 70017 began 3.7 billion years ago in the Moon’s upper mantle. After erupting to the lunar surface in a period of high volcanic activity, the material that would become 70017 endured a long period of cooling, slowly crystalizing from a magma to form the basaltic floor of the Taurus-Littrow Valley, where the Apollo 17 mission landed and explored.Continue reading…

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NASA Astromaterials Collection: Apollo Lunar Collection

Origin: Moon

Collected: LM Landing Site, Taurus-Littrow Valley, Apollo 17

Classification: High-Ti Basalt

Credit: NASA/Astromaterials 3D