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Moon rock - Wikipedia Moon rocks fall into two main categories: those found in the lunar highlands (terrae), and those in the maria The terrae consist dominantly of mafic plutonic rocks
Moon - Rocks, Soil, Craters | Britannica As noted above, the lunar regolith comprises rock fragments in a continuous distribution of particle sizes It includes a fine fraction—dirtlike in character—that, for convenience, is called soil The term, however, does not imply a biological contribution to its origin as it does on Earth
Lunar regolith breccias and fragmental breccias | Some . . . Lunar regolith is composed in part of rock and mineral fragments that were broken apart from underlying bedrock by the impact of meteorites A rock composed of bits and pieces of older rocks is called a breccia These are small rock fragments from the Apollo 11 regolith, which is dominated by basalt from the lunar maria (“mare basalt”)
Lunar rocks | Research Starters - EBSCO Through scientific analysis of soil and rock gathered during Moon missions, researchers have identified the basic elements and minerals that constitute the Moon’s surface
Apollo 17 Lunar Samples The overall set of lunar samples collected during the Apollo program can be classified into three major rock types, basalts, breccias, and highland crustal rocks
NASA Effort Digitizes Moon Rock, Making 3D Sample Available . . . Within its matrix are multi-colored glass spherules, indicative of impact melt formed in the atmosphere-free conditions on the Moon The sample is 14 7 grams of the 842 pounds (382 kilograms) of rock and soil that the six Apollo lunar surface missions returned to Earth
Moon Rocks Tutorial - GitHub Pages The matrix (the material between the larger grains) is fine--grained, and sometimes glassy or black Since impact breccia is made up of whatever rock was on the ground at the time of the impact, you can often see little pieces of basalt or pristine highland rocks in the breccia
Moon Rocks through a Microscope - USF The images below are photomicrographs of thin sections made from Lunar rocks, breccias, and regolith Through a careful examination of these images, we can gather some first-hand information about what has happened over the last several billion years to create and modify the Lunar crust and surface Link to Map of Apollo Landings on the Moon
Exploring Moon Rocks, A Geological Wonder From Lunar . . . Discover the diverse and intriguing types of moon rocks and what they reveal about our celestial neighbor Each stone has a story, from the volcanic maria to the ancient highlands