Samples

Samples returned from the Apollo 16 mission include deep drill core, drive core, rock and soil samples. This page includes information about the sources of Notebook sample data.

Sample Image

Sample previews were captured from the best available digital images of the samples. The sources included the Catalog of Apollo 16 Rocks, Lunar Sample Compendium, Documentation and Environment of Apollo 16 Samples, and numerous other sources. Image credits are displayed on the sample pages below the preview image.

Sample Description

The sample description displayed in the station pages was taken from the Catalog of Apollo 16 Rocks.

Context Images

Sample context previews were captured from the best available digital images. The sources included the Catalog of Apollo 16 Rocks, Lunar Sample Compendium, Documentation and Environment of Apollo 16 Samples, the Apollo Image Atlas, and numerous other sources. Image credits are displayed on the sample pages below the link to the context images.

Sample Overview

Sample overview information was taken from the Catalog of Apollo 16 Rocks, Lunar Sample Compendium, Documentation and Environment of Apollo 16 Samples, the Apollo Soils Handbook.

Sample Documents

Sample documents were collected from digital sample resources. The document sources are noted in the document names. In some cases, Adobe PDFs of the pages for a particular sample were created from more extensive documents.