Apollo 15: the Genesis Rock

by: Nasa/Novapix
Reference: e-apo15-40100
Date: 2007-06-24

Lunar Receiving Lab photo of sample 15415, a 269 gram piece of pure anorthosite - dubbed the 'Genesis Rock' by the press - that Apollo 15 astronauts collected at Spur Crater. This rock would be 4 billion years old.

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