NASA Photo ID: S73-15171           File Name: 10076006.jpg
Film Type: 4x5                     Date Taken: 01/04/73
Title: Photomicrograph of sphere and fragments in "orange" soil from Apollo 17
Description:
These orange glass spheres and fragments are the finest particles ever 
brought back from the Moon. Ranging in size from 20 to 45 microns (about 
1/1000 of an inch) the particles are magnified 160 times in this 
photomicrograph made in the Lunar Receiving Laboratory at the Manned 
Spacecraft Center. The orange soil was brought back from the Taurus-Littrow 
landing site by the Apollo 17 crewmen.                
Subject terms:
APOLLO 17 FLIGHT                        
APOLLO PROJECT                          
LUNAR COMPOSITION                       
LUNAR GEOLOGY                           
LUNAR ROCKS                             
LUNAR SOIL                              
PHOTOMICROGRAPHS                        
SAMPLES                                 

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