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Apollo Core Drive Tubes Summary

 
Number

S=Singe
U=Upper
L=Lower

Weight
(In grams)

Length
(In cm) 		Diameter
(In cm) 		Station   Date
Dissected 		Newsletter #
or paper 		Color
(Munsell)
S  44.8 13.5
2
 LM 1978
Allton paper
  
S  53.4 10
2
 LM 1978
Allton paper
  
S 101.4 19.3
2
 Surveyor Crater  
 
  
S 80 17.4
2
 Sharp Crater 1979
26
  
U 189.6 31.6
2
 Halo Crater 1970
 
  
12025
 L 56.1 9.5
2
 Halo Crater  
 
   
S 80.7 16.5
2
 G, near LM 1979
24
  
S 76.7 12.5
2
 North Triplet C. 1971
Frixell pub.
  
U 39.5 7.5
2
 Weird Crater 1978
23
  
L 169.7 32.5
2
 Weird Crater 1978
23
  
S 622 38.5
4
 Spur Crater 1988
50, 51
  
U 510.2 30.4
4
 St. George C. 1981
30
  
L 768.2 35.6
4
 St. George C. 1981
30
  
U 660.7 32
4
 Edge Rille 1979
24
  
L 740.4 35
4
 Edge Rille 1078
18, 24
  
U 635.3 combine
4
 ALSEP site 1975
Nagle paper
  
L 759.8 65.4
4
 ALSEP site 1975
 
  
U 570.3 combine
4
 ALSEP site 1991
53
 10YR 5/1
L 757.3 63.1
4
 ALSEP site 1991
53
 10YR 5/1
U 584.1 combine
4
 Near South Ray 1980
32
 5Y 4/1
L 752.3 65.6
4
 Near South Ray 1980
34
 5Y 4/1
U 583.5 combine
4
 Near South Ray 1980
55,56,58
 10YR 5/1
L 840.7 62.3
4
 Near South Ray 1981
56,57
 10YR 5/1
69001
 S 558.4  
4
 Near South Ray  
 
  
70012
 S 485 18.4
4
 LM  
 
  
S 711.6 34.5
4
 6, North Massif 1978
23
  
73002
 U 429.7 combine
4
 Light mantle  
 
  
73001
 L 809 56
4
 Light mantle  
 
  
U 909.6 combine
4
 Shorty Crater 1977
16
  
L 1072 68.2
4
 Shorty Crater 1981
13
  
U 409.4 combine
4
 Van Serg Crater 1986
47
 10YR 3/1-5/1
L 743.4 51.3
4
 Van Serg Crater 1987
49
 10YR 4/1