Apollo 17 Station 6

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[edit] Geology Station 6

Primary reference: ALSJ Geology Station 6 corrected transcript and commentary by Eric M. Jones.


[edit] Station 6 Boulder (Tracy's Rock)

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The Station 6 boulder consists of five large fragments of what was once a single boulder about 6x10x18 meters which, long ago, tumbled down the North Massif.

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The fragments of the boulder, also known as Tracy's Rock are shown in a plan view (Figure 6-14, above) from the Apollo 17 Preliminary Science Report.

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A labeled version of Jack's pan frame AS17-141-21596 (above) shows the fragments from the west. ALSJ


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