Great Scott (Greyscale, Lunar Receiving Lab)

Title

Great Scott (Greyscale, Lunar Receiving Lab)

Subject

lunar sample

Description

The Great Scott, a 9.6 kilogram vesicular basalt discovered by Commander Scott at Station 9A, is photographed in the Lunar Receiving Lab post-mission.

Creator

NASA

Source

Apollo Lunar Surface Journal

Publisher

NASA

Date

August 2, 1971 (date of collection)

Rights

Public Domain

Identifier

Primary Sources

Coverage

EVA-3

UUID

d2a8c2ad-cc67-4d26-8d49-67a5e19e4a72

Original Format

film photography

Timestamp

166:08:40

Image URL

https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/ap15-S71-44766.jpg

Source URL

https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/images15.html

Location of subject

lunar surface

NASA Image ID

ap15-S71-44766

Collection

Discovery

Citation

NASA, “Great Scott (Greyscale, Lunar Receiving Lab),” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed May 8, 2025, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/280.

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