Apollo 17 returned lunar samples

Lunar samples collected by crew and returned to Earth.

Coordinates

20.1911, 30.7723 (positive-east)

Era

A (1959-1976)

Parent mission

Apollo 17

Role

returned lunar material

Operator

NASA

Nation

USA

Launched (UTC)

1972-12-07 05:33:00

Reached Moon (UTC)

Earth return

Event type

sample-return

Outcome

success

Site

Taurus-Littrow

Left on surface

none; separate surface hardware remains at site

Returned material

110.52 kg lunar material returned to Earth

Current status

returned to Earth/curated

Operational status (derived)

unknown

Source grade

primary

Review note

review:medium

Primary source