Apollo Lunar Sample 70017,8

[**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:** >The story of 70017 began 3.7 billion years ago in the Moon's upper mantle. After erupting to the lunar surface in a period of high volcanic activity, the material that would become 70017 endured a long period of cooling, slowly crystalizing from a magma to form the basaltic floor of the Taurus-Littrow Valley, where the Apollo 17 mission landed and explored.*[Continue reading...](https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/astromaterials3d/sample-details.htm?sample=70017-8)* **More information:** https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/astromaterials3d/sample-details.htm?sample=70017-8 **NASA Astromaterials Collection:** Apollo Lunar Collection **Origin:** Moon **Collected:** LM Landing Site, Taurus-Littrow Valley, Apollo 17 **Classification:** High-Ti Basalt **Credit:** NASA/Astromaterials 3D