A magnesium-rich basalt retrieved by the Apollo 12 mission from the Moon. brightly coloured pyroxene and olivine surround grey plagioclase in cross-polars.

This photo was taken in 2003 from a travelling collection of thin sections sponsored by NASA.

#ThinSectionThursday #Apollo12 #Moon #Basalt #NASA

Die ersten Worte von Pete Conrad auf dem Mond waren übrigens „Whoopee! That may have been a small one for Neil, but it's a long one for me!“

Später erzählte er, dass er mit der italienischen Journalistin Oriana Fallaci um 500$ wettete. Er wollte beweisen, dass die NASA die Kommentare der Astronauten nicht vorformuliert hat. Fallaci war überzeugt, dass Neil Armstrongs Worte für ihn geschrieben und nicht seine eigenen waren.

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Armin Hanisch (@[email protected])

Am 14. November vor 56 Jahren fiel einer der bekanntesten Sätze des Apollo-Programms: „Try SCE to AUX“ https://www.arminhanisch.de/2025/11/apollo-12/

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The #ModularEquipmentTransporter (MET) was a two-wheeled, hand-pulled vehicle that was used as an equipment hauling device on traverses across the lunar surface. Designed after #Apollo12 astronauts #PeteConrad and Alan Bean had difficulties lugging their equipment significant
The #ModularEquipmentTransporter (MET) was a two-wheeled, hand-pulled vehicle that was used as an equipment hauling device on traverses across the lunar surface. Designed after #Apollo12 astronauts #PeteConrad and Alan Bean had difficulties lugging their equipment significant