In 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts found an unusual white rock on the Moon; scientists later identified the Genesis Rock as part of ancient lunar crust about 4 billion years old
In 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts found an unusual white rock on the Moon (Image Credit: NASA) When Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin explored the Moon in 1971, they were looking for rocks that could reveal how the lunar surface formed. During their mission, they spotted an unusually bright fragment near Spur Crater,…
