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Figure 16.5-1. Apollo lunar rock sample 15498 at the Lunar Sample Vault in Houston. Credit: OptoMechEngineer/Wikimedia.
Total collected Moon rocks. Approximately 382 kg (842 lb). The heaviest single rock (“Big Muley”, Apollo 16) weighs 11.7 kg (25.9 lb).
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