Apollo Lunar Sample 10022,53

[**Astromaterials 3D**](https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/astromaterials3d/index.htm) is a virtual library for exploration and research of NASA’s space rock collections. **Every Rock Tells a Story:** >On July 20, 1969, just minutes after becoming the first human to step onto the surface of the Moon, Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong collected the very first sample of lunar rock and soil. Lunar Sample 10022 is a small rock returned from the Moon by Apollo 11 and was part of the contingency sample that was immediately collected at the start of the first EVA.*[Continue reading...](https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/astromaterials3d/sample-details.htm?sample=10022-53)* **More Information:** https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/astromaterials3d/sample-details.htm?sample=10022-53 **NASA Astromaterials Collection:** Apollo Lunar Collection **Origin:** Moon **Collected:** LM Site, Mare Tranquilitatis, Apollo 11 **Classification:** High-Ti, High-K Ilmenite Basalt **Credit:** NASA/Astromaterials 3D