Apollo Lunar Sample 12019,0

Description

[**Astromaterials 3D**](https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/astromaterials3d/index.htm) is a virtual library for exploration and research of NASA’s space rock collections. **Every Rock Tells a Story:** >Found near the rim of Middle Crescent Crater by Apollo 12 astronauts, Charles Conrad and Alan Bean, Lunar Sample 12019 has not been dated or well-studied, leaving most of its formation story yet to be discovered. What we do know, is that this large 462.4-gram lunar sample is Classified as a Pigeonite Basalt, which provides some clues about the magma it crystallized from. *[Continue reading...](https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/astromaterials3d/sample-details.htm?sample=12019-0)* **More Information:** https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/astromaterials3d/sample-details.htm?sample=12019-0 **NASA Astromaterials Collection:** Apollo Lunar Collection **Origin:** Moon **Collected:** Middle Crescent Site, Ocean of Storms, Apollo 12 **Classification:** Low-Ti Pigeonite Basalt **Credit:** NASA/Astromaterials 3D