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Apollo 12 and Earth of Johnson Space Center (JSC) and Texas
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View of the Earth seen from
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View of the Earth seen from the Apollo 12 spacecraft |
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A view of the Earth as photographed from the Apollo 12 spacecraft some three and a half hours after it lifted off on Nov. 14, 1969. Parts of the United States and Central America can be seen through the clouds. The area includes Texas, Lake Michigan, Florida and the Yucatan Peninsula. |
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1969-11-14 |
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Thin section of rock brought
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Thin section of rock brought back to earth by Apollo 12 mission |
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A photomicrographic of a thin section of one of the rocks brought back to earth by Apollo 12 lunar landing mission, revealing the mineralogy of the rock. Relatively large enuant crystals are visible. This texture, termed porphyritic, suggests differing rates of growth of the large crystals versus the groundmoss minerals. The large crystals are olivine and the groundmoss minerals are pyrexenes, feldspar and metal compounds - minerals which make up the bulk of the Apollo 12 rocks. The large crystals are approximately one millimeter across. The texture and the mineralogy are both common in volcanic rocks. |
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1969-12-16 |
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Thin section of rock brought
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Thin section of rock brought back to earth by Apollo 12 mission |
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An idea of the mineralogy and texture of a lunar sample can be achieved by use of color microphotos. This thin section is Apollo 12 lunar sample number 12057.27, under polarized light. The lavender minerals are pyrexene, the black mineral is ilmenite, the white and brown, feldspar, and the remainder, olivine. |
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1970-01-01 |
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