apolo missions
The first astronauts to bring back moon rocks came on what mission?
apollo 11
Most moon rocks are this type of rock formed from cooled lava.
Igneous rocks
the dusty, powdery covering of the moons surface is called what?
regolith
Some moon rocks are displayed in museums; others are locked away at this NASA facility.
Johnson space center
This astronaut collected the first official moon rock sample in 1969.
Neil armstrong
Moon rocks often contain this mineral that also makes up much of Earth’s crust.
Feldspar
Regolith is mostly made of tiny particles created by these impacts
meteorite impacts
Small samples of moon rocks were given as “goodwill gifts” to many countries in the 1970s.
135
The total weight of moon rocks brought back to Earth is over this amount.
800 pounds
The shiny specks in some moon rocks come from this mineral.
pyroxene or olivine
Glassy beads found in lunar soil were created by this natural event
volcanic eruptions
Tiny particles from the Moon’s surface smell like this familiar Earth scent when first brought inside
gun powder
The last Apollo mission to bring moon rocks back to Earth was in 1972.
apollo 17
Unlike many Earth rocks, moon rocks contain no traces of this essential element for life.
water
Dark, flat plains of solidified lava on the Moon are called these.
marina
Some moon rocks were lost or stolen; these are sometimes called this nickname.
The oldest moon rocks collected are about this many billion years old.
4.5 billion years
This rare mineral, first discovered on the Moon, was later found on Earth.
armalcolite
Lighter-colored highland rocks are mostly made of this mineral.
anorthosite
Because the Moon has no atmosphere, its rocks are often scarred by this kind of cosmic weathering.
micrometerorite bombardment/ solar wind