Apollo 14 Moon Rock with Felsite Clast

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Lunar sample 14321,46 aka Big Bertha, a kg breccia that was collected near the rim of Cone Crater during the Apollo 14 mission in February 1971. Scientists have found that a felsite clast (light-colored area lower left in image) in this sample has features that are consistent with both lunar and terrestrial conditions.

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