About 4.6 billion years old.
842 pounds (382 kg) combined total from all Apollo missions.
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.
As old as the moon, or younger. Probably most were remnants of asteroids or pieces of moon that were blown off when an asteroid collided with it. Scientifically? 4.6 billion years old.
The Apollo missions brought back a total of 382 kilograms (842 pounds) of rocks and soil samples from the Moon.
Approximately 382 kilograms (842 pounds) of moon rocks were brought back by the Apollo astronauts during the six successful moon landing missions.
842 pounds (382 kg) combined total from all Apollo missions.
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.
4 - 4.6 billion years
studying moon rocks gathered by astronauts ;D
As old as the moon, or younger. Probably most were remnants of asteroids or pieces of moon that were blown off when an asteroid collided with it. Scientifically? 4.6 billion years old.
The Apollo missions brought back a total of 382 kilograms (842 pounds) of rocks and soil samples from the Moon.
Approximately 382 kilograms (842 pounds) of moon rocks were brought back by the Apollo astronauts during the six successful moon landing missions.
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.
The Apollo missions achieved the first manned landing on the Moon with Apollo 11 in 1969, expanded our scientific knowledge of the Moon's geology, conducted experiments on the lunar surface, and brought back over 800 pounds of lunar rocks and soil for study. The missions also demonstrated the ability to safely transport humans to and from the Moon, paving the way for future space exploration.
... they are "Lunar material": rocks, stone, sand and dust of basaltic typ. They are much older than the any rocks found on the surface of the Earth being more than 1 billion years old from active volcanoes that once raged there. There is also a lot of alien dust from comets and meteors.
Scientists estimate that the Moon is around 4.5 billion years old, roughly the same age as the Earth. This estimation is based on data collected from lunar rocks, meteorites, and lunar samples brought back by astronauts from various Apollo missions.
Yes, astronauts from various nations have successfully landed on the moon during the Apollo missions conducted by NASA between 1969 and 1972. These missions brought back lunar rocks and conducted experiments on the moon's surface.