The Apollo Moon rocks were collected using a variety of tools, including hammers, rakes, scoops, tongs, and core tubes. Most were photographed prior to collection to record the condition in which they were found.
Q. What tools do we use to gather information about the moon?
Without a telescope, you can look up and tell that the moon has creators and what appears to be a white surface. Scientists use powerful telescopes to discover a bit more. For instance, NASA’s Lunar Impact Monitoring telescope studies lunar craters that large meteoroids create.
Table of Contents
- Q. What tools do we use to gather information about the moon?
- Q. How were samples collected during the visit to the moon and what tools were used?
- Q. What was collected from Moon?
- Q. Is it illegal to own moon rocks?
- Q. How much does moon dust cost?
- Q. Is moon rock toxic?
- Q. Can you touch the moon with a bare hand?
- Q. Can you breathe in Mars?
Q. How were samples collected during the visit to the moon and what tools were used?
Surface Samplers These mouse trap-like devices were used to collect samples of soil from the lunar surface. A sampler was attached to an extension handle, opened and pressed down onto the surface. A cloth patch on the face of the sampler would collect the uppermost particles of lunar material from the surface.
Q. What was collected from Moon?
Apollo 11 carried the first geologic samples from the Moon back to Earth. In all, astronauts collected 22 kilograms of material, including 50 rocks, samples of the fine-grained lunar “soil,” and two core tubes that included material from up to 13 centimeters below the Moon’s surface.
Q. Is it illegal to own moon rocks?
“Although NASA’s lunar missions returned more than 842 pounds of moon rock to Earth, it is illegal for private citizens to own any of it (lunar meteorites, however, are perfectly legal).
Q. How much does moon dust cost?
US space agency announces contracts awarded to four companies to collect soil from the moon for $1 to $15,000.
Q. Is moon rock toxic?
The longer the particle stays, the greater the chance for toxic effects. The potential damage from inhaling this dust is unknown but research shows that lunar soil simulants can destroy lung and brain cells after long-term exposure.
Q. Can you touch the moon with a bare hand?
Based on measurements of the lunar soil and NASA guidelines on skin contact with hot objects, you would probably be able to press a bare hand against the hottest lunar soil without feeling uncomfortably warm. But if your hand hit a rock, you might find yourself yanking it back in pain.
Q. Can you breathe in Mars?
Mars does have an atmosphere, but it is about 100 times thinner than Earth’s atmosphere and it has very little oxygen. The atmosphere on Mars is made up of mainly carbon dioxide. An astronaut on Mars would not be able to breathe the Martian air and would need a spacesuit with oxygen to work outdoors.
