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Materials:
Head: Aluminum-coated steel
Handle: Aluminum
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 in. tall x 1 1/4 in. wide x 1 ft. 4 in. deep (15.2 x 3.2 x 40.6cm)
Type:
EQUIPMENT-Lunar
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Summary:
This is a heavier weight lunar hammer designed to chip a sample of rock off a larger rock or to drive core tubes into the lunar soil. When attached to an extension handle, the hammer was also used to dig surface furrows. Hammers of this style were used on Apollo 14, 15, 16, and 17.
This particular hammer was used for training, and was transferred to the Smithsonian from NASA - Kennedy Space Center in 1974.
Credit Line:
Transferred from the NASA - Kennedy Space Center
Inventory Number:
A19750134000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9cfe20bc6-fe1a-4f32-9355-9a3ca47b1eea
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19750134000