In 1972, when geologist and Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt spotted a patch of unusual orange soil on the Moon, he knew it was special, but he wasn’t sure exactly why. “Until it was possible to ...
NASA scientists opened an untouched rock and soil sample from the Moon returned to Earth on Apollo 17, marking the first time in more than 40 years a pristine sample of rock and regolith from the ...
NASA has opened a previously sealed rock sample brought back from the Moon in 1972, marking the first time it will be analyzed. The space agency said it opened rock sample 73002 on Nov. 5, in ...
“We’re touching history”: NASA opens untouched Apollo moon rock sample sealed for more than 40 years
(CBS NEWS)- In December 1972, astronauts on the Apollo 17 lunar mission returned to Earth with samples of rock and soil from the moon. On Tuesday, NASA scientists opened a sample that had been sealed ...
The high-tech gadget dubbed the Apollo can opener was designed to pierce the vacuum-sealed cylinder while capturing any lunar gases that may still lurk within its walls. ANGSA Science Team When NASA’s ...
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