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What was the examination of the Moon rocks return by Apollo astronauts?
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They performed geological and chemical analysis of the samples.
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How much did all the moon rocks brought back by the Apollo astronauts weigh?
About 850kg
What were some stuff collected from the moon?
Moon rocks were collected from the moon by Apollo astronauts.
What did the crew members on Apollo 11 collect?
The astronauts collected moon rocks and moon dust.
What did the astronauts of Apollo 11 found on moon other than rocks?
They found craters and dust.
Apollo II astronauts brought these rocks from the surface of the moon?
Not sure Apollo II did, I think it was later flights, but yes they brought rocks back. Even to day some have never been analyzed.
Were there some items that Apollo mission collect from the Moon?
Apollo 11 astronauts collected moon rocks and a cloth was put to collect moon dust that stuck to it.
Were moon rocks found on the Apollo 11 mission?
Yes, the Apollo 11 astronauts collected 50 basalt and breccia rocks from the lunar surface. Later missions collected more, as the first mission was short in comparison.
What did the Apollo 11 astronauts do on the moon?
The astronauts walked on the moon, collected rocks, took photographs, left equipment on the moon, a flag, they got a phone call from Richard Nixon, left gold medals in honor of the 5 astronauts who died.
In which Apollo mission did they bring back moon rocks?
All of the missions that actually landed brought back moon rocks . These were the missions of Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17. The Apollo 17 mission was of particular importance geologically, because one of the astronauts, Harrison Schmidt, was a geologist.
What is shaking or vibration in the underground rocks of moon?
The shaking or vibration in the underground rocks of the moon is called a moonquake. Moonquakes were first discovered by the Apollo astronauts and are known to last for as long as an hour.
Why is the moon called a lifeless place?
Because there is no known life on the moon. The rocks brought back by the Apollo astronauts showed no evidence of life in the past either.
It has been determined that the oldest rocks retrieved from the moon by Apollo astronauts were formed 4.44 billion years ago while the oldest rocks on earth are less than 4 billion years old the diff?
C.
