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Closeup view of lunar rocks contained in first Apollo 11 sample container

A closeup view of the lunar rocks contained in the first Apollo 11 sample return container. The rock box was opened for the first time in the Vacuum Laboratory of the Manned Spacecraft Center's Lunar Receiving Laboratory, bldg 37, at 3:55 p.m., July 26, 1969. The gloved hand gives an indication of size.



Catalog Date: 26 July 1969
Film Type: 35mm BW
NASA image: S69-45002


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