Genesis Rock

The Genesis Rock
The Genesis Rock on the lunar surface prior to sampling (left of the gnomon, which was used for scale in the photos)
The Genesis Rock on display at the Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility

The Genesis Rock (sample 15415) is a sample of Moon rock retrieved by Apollo 15 astronauts James Irwin and David Scott in 1971 during the second lunar EVA, at Spur crater on Earth's Moon. With a mass of c. 270 grams (4,200 grains),[1] it is currently stored at the Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility in Houston, Texas.

  1. ^ "15415 Ferroan Anorthosite" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved November 29, 2022.