Troctolite 76535

NASA image of Troctolite 76535.

Troctolite 76535 is a lunar sample discovered and collected on the Apollo 17 mission in 1972 in the Taurus–Littrow valley. It has a mass of about 156 grams (5.5 oz) and is about 5 centimeters (2.0 in) across at its widest point. It was collected by geologist astronaut Harrison Schmitt as part of a "rake sample" of lunar soil at Geology Station 6, near the base of the North Massif.[1] Troctolite 76535 has been called the most interesting sample returned from the Moon.[2]

  1. ^ "Lunar Sample 76535". Lunar and Planetary Institute, Lunar Sample Atlas. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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