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Apollo Sample 15015

   
Generic Number 15015
Mission Information
Mission Apollo 15
Station LM
Landmark
Bag Number SCB4
Original Weight 4770.00 g
Sample Classification
Rock Type Breccia
Rock Subtype Regolith
Description
Sample Availability
Percent of Pristine Sample Available 82.69%
Date of Pristinity Calculation Mar 10, 2015
Thin Sections Available See list of available thin sections.
Public Displays
Display Samples Available
Sample Description Location Map
15015,80 Encapsulated display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample 15015,80. Stennis Space Center (VC) See Map
15015,79 Display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample 15015,79. Great Lakes Science Center See Map
Apollo Virtual Microscope @ the Virtual Microscope for Earth Sciences
The Apollo Virtual Microscope collection was developed in collaboration with The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
Catalogs and Publications
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Publication Year: 1986

Authors: Simon, S. B., Papike, J. J., Gosselin, D. C., and Laul, J. C.

Title: Petrology of the Apollo 15 regolith breccias

Simon, S. B., Papike, J. J., Gosselin, D. C., and Laul, J. C. (1986) Petrology of the Apollo 15 regolith breccias. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 50, 2675-2691.

Publication Year: 1979

Authors: Mehta, S. and Goldstein, J. I.

Title: Analytical electron microscopy study of submicroscopic metal particles in glassy constituents of lunar breccias 15015 and 60095

Mehta, S. and Goldstein, J. I. (1979) Analytical electron microscopy study of submicroscopic metal particles in glassy constituents of lunar breccias 15015 and 60095. Proceedings of the 10th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 1507-1521.

Publication Year: 1977

Authors: Consortium, E.

Title: The history of lunar breccia 15015.

Consortium, E. (1977) The history of lunar breccia 15015. In Lunar Sample Studies (ed. W. Phinney).

Publication Year: 1975

Authors: Mandeville, J. C.

Title: Microcraters observed on 15015 breccia and micrometeoroid flux

Mandeville, J. C. (1975) Microcraters observed on 15015 breccia and micrometeoroid flux. Proceedings of the 6th Lunar Science Conference, 3403-3408.

Publication Year: 1974

Authors: Consortium, E.

Title: The history of lunar breccia 15015 (abs)

Consortium, E. 1974. The history of lunar breccia 15015 (abs). In Proceedings of the 5th Lunar Science Conference, Houston, TX, The Lunar and Planetary Institute, 217-219.

Publication Year: 1972

Authors: Carter, J. L.

Title: Morphology and chemistry of glass surface of breccias 15015,36

Carter, J. L. (1972) Morphology and chemistry of glass surface of breccias 15015,36. In The Apollo 15 Lunar Samples (eds. J. W. Chamberlain and C. Watkins), pp. 51-53. The Lunar Science Institute, Houston, TX.

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