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Genesis Rock Discovery

Title

Genesis Rock Discovery

Subject

Genesis Rock

Description

Jim Irwin breaks off a sample of the Genesis Rock during EVA 2.

Creator

NASA

Source

Apollo 15 Map and Image Library

Date

August 1, 1971

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

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

A map of the EVA 2 route can be found here (source: NASA): https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/a15eva2trv.jpg

Format

Still Image

Identifier

Primary Sources

Coverage

EVA 2, Mons Hadley Delta, Genesis Rock

UUID

dea47fc6-475e-4557-979e-c82f3780b90e

Original Format

Still Image, color. Hasselblad film camera, 60mm lens.

Physical Dimensions

2340 x 2335

Timestamp

145:44:28

Image URL

https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/AS15-86-11673HR.jpg

Source URL

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

Persons in the Photo

Jim Irwin

Location of subject

Spur Crater, Mons Hadley Delta

NASA Image ID

AS15-86-11673

Collection

Discovery

Tags

EVA 2, Extravehicular Activity (EVA), Genesis Rock, Hadley-Apennine, James Irwin, Jim Irwin, lunar surface, Moon, Mt. Hadley Delta, Spur Crater

Citation

NASA, “Genesis Rock Discovery,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed March 23, 2023, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/62.

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