Lunar soil sample. This sample of green lunar soil was collected by the Apollo 15 astronauts from the Hadley-Apenninie area of the Moon. Apollo 15 lau

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Lunar soil sample. This sample of green lunar soil was collected by the Apollo 15 astronauts from the Hadley-Apenninie area of the Moon. Apollo 15 launched on 26 July 1971. It was the fourth mission to land on the moon. Photographed in the Non-Sterile Nitrogen Processing Line in the Lunar Receiving Laboratory, Houston, Texas, US.

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