Right side view of the Northwest Africa 5000 Main Mass.
The stunning matrix contrast on lightly polished window is clearly visible in this image.
Rear view of Northwest Africa 5000 Main Mass.
Note the brown fusion crust, atmospheric flight markings (regmaglypts) and attractive desert patina.
Left side view of Northwest Africa 5000 Main Mass. Here is another great view of the regmaglypts and fusion crust.
View of Northwest Africa 5000 Main Mass (left) next to replica (right).
This image approximates the appearance before a single complete slice and end-cut were liberated.
Close-up of 7.5 gram, 23mm X 23mm X 5mm, 280-grit polished part slice.
This close-up shows gabbro clasts surrounded by preferentially oriented breccia mantles.
This is the first time observed in any Moon rock and is what lends the handsome contrast.
Dr. Donald Brownlee of NASA Stardust Mission fame holding uncut Northwest Africa 5000 meteorite in triumph over his head.
This image lends scale to the entire uncut stone.
Note the hollow in the front of the stone. This is where the prevailing Saharan winds etched out a giant gabbro clast.
The only complete slice being mounted in a hermetically sealed one-of-a-kind display ring manufactured to aerospace standards.
This is the world�s largest Moon rock slice. The inaugural public viewing of this slice caused great excitement at the 39th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Houston where over 1,500 planetary scientists were in attendance.
Normally conservative scientists lined up at the poster session for a closer look and photo opportunities.
This slice has since been utilized by institutions including NASA and The Lunar and Planetary Institution to promote future missions to the Moon.
Magnified image of petrologic thin-section taken in cross-polarized light.
Shocked gabbro crystals are evident in this picture.
Magnified image of petrologic thin-section taken in cross-polarized light.
Dramatic shock induced flow is recorded in this image of a vein.
Magnified image of petrologic thin-section taken in cross-polarized light.
Note astonishing solar wind implanted gas bubbles imbedded in Matrix.
Magnified image of petrologic thin-section taken in cross-polarized light.
Another view of solar wind implanted gas bubbles.
An excellent likeness to the number "7" can be seen on this cropped image.
Charles Duke, NASA Apollo 16 Astronaut and the 10th man to walk on the Moon using Northwest Africa 5000 complete slice as a centerpiece at a promotional event for the Planetary Studies Foundation in Chicago.
Another view of the Ambassador Slice mounted in a special display ring.
Image of Curator, Adam Hupé, in the Lunar Receiving Laboratory, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas.
Image of Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong�s left footprint left on the Moon July 20th, 1969. Although this was the first human footprint to be placed on the Moon, it will remain there for millions of years. There is no wind to blow it away.
Image of NASA sample 61016,7, the largest Moon rock collected during the Apollo missions. It once weighed 11,745 grams making it 217 grams heavier than Northwest Africa 5000 at one time.
61016 has since been reduced considerably in size due to ongoing studies and presently, it weighs 5,924 grams.
Northwest Africa 5000 displaces more volume due to lower density making it physically larger and it currently weighs 148 grams more than NASA sample 61016.7.
Image of Dr. Anthony Irving, NWA 5000 Classifying Scientist, University of Washington with Moonwalker, Charles Duke presenting the Ambassador Slice at a promotional event for the Planetary Studies Foundation in Chicago.
NWA 5000 Main Mass in a special 11 X 8 X 2 foot Display case at the very front and center for the grand opening of the new Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth�s Treasures at The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.
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Photo Credit:
Pat McGiffert, Creative Services, University of Washington
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Pat McGiffert, Creative Services, University of Washington
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Adam Hupé, The Hupé Collection
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Zann Ovitt, Team LunarRock
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Steve Domonkos, Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington
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Tom Phillips, Microscopic Meteorite Gallery
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Tom Phillips, Microscopic Meteorite Gallery
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Tom Phillips, Microscopic Meteorite Gallery
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Tom Phillips, Microscopic Meteorite Gallery
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Alicia Anzaldo, Planetary Studies Foundation and Wilbur Wright College
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Steve Domonkos, Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington
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Dr. Charles Meyer, NASA Astromaterials Curator, Lunar Receiving Laboratory, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas
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Image courtesy of NASA
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Adam Hupé, The Hupé Collection
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Dr. Paul Sipiera, Planetary Studies Foundation and Department of Geology, The Field Museum of Natural History
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Greg Hupé, The Hupé Collection
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