NASA Photo ID: S70-21481 File Name: 10075444.jpg
Film Type: 35mm Date Taken: 01/13/70
Title: Radish plant exposed to lunar material collected on the Apollo 12 mission
Description:
The leaves of this radish plant were rubbed with lunar material colleted on
the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission in experiments conducted in the Manned
Spacecraft Center's Lunar Receiving Laboratory. The plant was exposed to
the material 30 days before this photograph was made. Evidently no ill
effects resulted from contact with the lunar soil.
Subject terms:
APOLLO 12 FLIGHT
APOLLO PROJECT
EXAMINATION
EXPERIMENTATION
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
LABORATORIES
LUNAR SOIL
PLANTS (BOTANY)
TEXAS
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