First Looks at Lunar Samples
Title
First Looks at Lunar Samples
Subject
Description
Astronauts David R. Scott, left foreground, and James B. Irwin, right foreground, join the Manned Spacecraft Center's geologists in getting first looks at some of the first Apollo 15 samples to be opened in the Non-Sterile Nitrogen Processing Line in the MSC Lunar Receiving Laboratory (NASA).
Creator
NASA
Source
NASA Image and Video Library
Date
August 9, 1971
Rights
Public Domain
Format
Identifier
Coverage
Post-Flight
UUID
ed0a48ca-1241-4643-b170-2cb06a2cf93b
Original Format
Still Image, black and white. Film camera.
Physical Dimensions
4084 x 5811
Image URL
https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/S71-43203/S71-43203~orig.jpg
Source URL
https://images.nasa.gov/details-S71-43203.html
Persons in the Photo
David Scott, Jim Irwin
Location of subject
Johnson Space Center
NASA Image ID
ap15-S71-43203
Collection
Tags
Citation
NASA, “First Looks at Lunar Samples,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed July 22, 2025, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/88.