Apollo 15 anorthosite suite
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The Apollo 15 anorthosite suite is a collection of lunar highland rocks, including the famous Genesis Rock, that represent some of the Moon’s oldest crustal material.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anorthosite suite
ⓘ
collection of lunar samples ⓘ lunar rock suite ⓘ |
| associatedWith | lunar highlands ⓘ |
| collectedBy |
David Scott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Irwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedDuring | Apollo 15 mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf | plagioclase feldspar ⓘ |
| dominantLithology | ferroan anorthosite ⓘ |
| geologicAge | early lunar crust ⓘ |
| includes | Genesis Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesSample | lunar sample 15415 GENERATED ⓘ |
| landingSiteRegion | Hadley–Apennine region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineralogyFeature | high plagioclase content ⓘ |
| missionNumber | Apollo 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Apollo 15 mission sample collection ⓘ |
| planetaryScienceRelevance | evidence for early lunar magma ocean ⓘ |
| represents | primary lunar crust material ⓘ |
| sampleReturnType | manned lunar surface collection ⓘ |
| scientificUse |
constraining age of lunar highlands
ⓘ
study of lunar crust formation ⓘ |
| significance | represents some of the Moon’s oldest crustal material ⓘ |
| storedAt | NASA Johnson Space Center Lunar Sample Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| texture | coarse-grained plutonic rock ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.