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Apollo 14 Moon Rock with Felsite Clast

Lunar sample 14321,46 aka Big Bertha, a 9.0 kg breccia that was collected near the rim of Cone Crater during the Apollo 14 mission in February 1971. Scientists have found that a felsite clast (light-colored area lower left in image) in this sample has features that are consistent with both lunar and terrestrial conditions.

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Title: Apollo 14 Moon Rock with Felsite Clast

Caption: Lunar sample 14321,46 aka Big Bertha, a 9.0 kg breccia that was collected near the rim of Cone Crater during the Apollo 14 mission in February 1971. Scientists have found that a felsite clast (light-colored area lower left in image) in this sample has features that are consistent with both lunar and terrestrial conditions.

Credit: Album / Science Source / NASA

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Image size: 2827 × 1900 px | 15.4 MB

Print size: 23.9 × 16.1 cm | 1113.0 × 748.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: APOLLO 14 • APOLLO PROGRAM • ASTRONOMIA • ASTRONOMY • BIG BERTHA • BRECCIA • CLAST • FELSITE • GEOLOGIA • GEOLOGY • HISTORY • LUNA • LUNAR ROCK • MINERAL • MOON • ROCK • ROCKS • ROCKY • SAMPLE • STONE • STONES • TERRESTRIAL METEORITE