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David Scott breaking a sample off a basalt boulder

Title

David Scott breaking a sample off a basalt boulder

Subject

David Scott breaking a sample off a basalt boulder

Description

At Station 9a near the edge of Hadley Rille, Dave Scott is leaning to his right, with his left foot off the ground, as he breaks a sample off one of the basalt boulders with the hammer. A detail shows that Dave has a strap-on pocket on each leg.

Creator

NASA

Source

Apollo 15 Map and Image Library

Publisher

NASA

Date

August 2, 1971

Rights

Public Domain

Format

JPG

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Primary Sources

UUID

d89f00c4-f008-4aae-bb7f-699067dfb429

Original Format

Photo

Image URL

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/AS15-82-11140HR.jpg

Persons in the Photo

David Scott

NASA Image ID

AS15-82-11140HR

Collection

Exploration

Tags

David R. Scott, Geology, Hadley Rille, rock samples

Citation

NASA, “David Scott breaking a sample off a basalt boulder,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed June 1, 2025, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/243.

Output Formats

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Project Partners

Tracy L. Scott, Ph.D. (Associate Teaching Professor in Sociology at Emory University)

Col. David R. Scott

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