- Genesis Rock
The Genesis Rock is a sample of original
lunar crust from around the time the moon was born. It was retrieved from theMoon byApollo 15 astronaut sJames Irwin andDavid Scott .Chemical analysis of the Genesis Rock indicates that the rock is composed of
anorthosite , and was formed in the early stages of thesolar system , at least four billion years ago. [ [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/expmoon/Apollo15/A15_sampact.html Apollo 15 samples overview] Lunar and Planetary Institute] It was recovered in a crater of the Moon, near other rocks of its kind.ee also
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Moon rock
*Apollo 15
*Anorthosite References
External links
* [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a15/a15.spur.html Discovering the Genesis Rock] (From the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal, scroll down to 145:41:48.)
*Astronaut Scott examines the Genesis rock. ( [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a15/ap15-S71-43477.jpgimage] )
* An [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/expmoon/Apollo15/A15_sampact.html overview] of the samples collected by Apollo 15. (The Genesis Rock is sample #15415 and is described but not listed by its number.)
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