Forty-year-old Apollo 17 samples help date lunar impacts
It’s been more than 40 years since astronauts returned
the last Apollo samples from the moon, and since then those samples have
undergone some of the most extensive and comprehensive analysis of any
geological collection. A team of scientists has now
refined the timeline of meteorite impacts on the moon through a
pioneering application of laser microprobe technology to Apollo 17
samples.
Apollo 17 astronaut visits WUSTL for week of events related to lunar exploration
Harrison “Jack” Schmitt, a geologist and Apollo 17 astronaut, will be
visiting Washington University in St. Louis the week of May 20 for a
round of activities centered on lunar exploration, including a seminar about Schmitt’s geological exploration of the Moon’s Valley of Taurus-Littrow, an “exploration forum” and the review meeting of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera’s team, which is being hosted by WUSTL’s Brad Jolliff.