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Enlarged view of hypervelocity impact of lunar surface material

Enlarged view shows hypervelocity impact on iron particles of lunar surface material returned to Earth by the crew of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. This photograph, enlarged to 270 times the actual size, was taken by Dr. G.J. Wasserberg, J. Devaney and K. Evans at the California Institute of Technology (20416); Enlarged view shows impact of cosmic dust on broken glass particles. The photograph is enlarged 4,850 times actual size (20417); Enlarged view show cosmic dust on broken glass particles. The photograph was enlarged to 1,700 times its actual size (20418).



Catalog Date: 06 January 1970
Film Type: 4x5
NASA image: S70-20416


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