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The first cored sample of Mars rock is visible (at center) inside a titanium sample collection tube in this from the...
S73-16007 (December 1972) --- A "mug shot" of Apollo 17 lunar sample no. 72255 which was brought back from the lunar...
This image shows a core, about 2.8 inches (71.1 millimeters) in length, collected from a basaltic rock during a test...
This Mastcam-Z image shows a sample of Mars rock inside the sample tube on Sept. 1, 2021 (the 190th sol, or Martian...
This image graphs four gases released evolved when powdered rock from the target rock Cumberland was heated inside...
Where are the Moon rocks? When they’re not being studied by institutions or enjoyed by museumgoers, NASA has a...
Perseverance's Sampling and Caching System Camera, or CacheCam, captured this time-lapse series of images of the...
This graphic maps locations of the sites where NASA's Curiosity Mars rover collected its first 18 rock or soil...
S71-42955 (August 1971) --- A close-up view of Apollo 15 lunar sample no. 15415 in the Non-Sterile Nitrogen...
nal Caption Released with Image: This graphic maps locations of the sites where NASA's Curiosity Mars rover...
This graphic maps locations of the first 14 sites where NASA's Curiosity Mars rover collected rock or soil samples...
S69-60909 (November 1969) --- A close-up view of lunar sample 12,052 under observation in the Manned Spacecraft...
S71-43477 (12 Aug. 1971) --- Astronaut David R. Scott, right, commander of the Apollo 15 mission, gets a close look...
The two moon-exploring crewmen of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission show off some of the largest of the lunar...
S71-20375 (19 Feb. 1971) --- The two moon-exploring crewmen of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission show off some of...
S71-21244 (24 Feb. 1971) --- Three Brown and Root/Northrop technicians in the Nonsterile Nitrogen Laboratory in the...
Composed of multiple images from NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, this mosaic shows a rocky outcrop called "Wildcat...
A closeup view or "mug shot" of Apollo 16 lunar sample no. 68815, a dislodged fragment from a parent boulder roughly...
AS16-116-18671 (23 April 1972) --- Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot, works at the "Shadow Rock",...
S71-21245 (24 Feb. 1971) --- Dr. Daniel H. Anderson, an aerospace technologist and test director in the Nonsterile...
AS16-106-17413 (23 April 1972) --- Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, looks...
S73-16199 (December 1972) --- A close-up view of Apollo 17 lunar sample number 72415,0 which was brought back from...
S73-16198 (December 1972) --- A close-up view of Apollo 17 lunar sample number 72415,0 which was brought back from...
S69-25198 (25 Feb. 1969) --- Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 prime crew, studies rock sample...