posted 08-01-2005 01:58 PM               

1971: Apollo 15 finds rock from birth of Moon
On the second day of the Apollo 15 mission, astronauts have uncovered a rock which may date back to the origin of the Moon.
The so-called Genesis rock was found by lunar module pilots David Scott and James Irwin when they dug into the slope of Spur crater, on the flank of the Apennine Mountains.
http://newssearch.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/1/newsid_4101000/4101579.stm

and here's a recent photo of Hadley Rille:
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMB7A808BE_index_0.html

Paul Bramley