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Object details:

Object Name: Assembly, Core Tube, Apollo
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19720826000

	Object Name
	Assembly, Core Tube, Apollo

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9128d20f5-0c6f-437d-8b96-6511e17c61ea

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Materials
	Aluminum alloy 6061-T6

	Dimensions
	Overall: 1 1/8 in. wide x 15 3/4 in. long, 0.7 lb. (2.8 x 40cm, 0.3kg)

	Dimensions
	Other (inside diameter): 3/4 in. wide (1.91cm)

	Summary
	This type of 2-cm diameter core tube was used on Apollo missions 11, 12, and 14. Each core tube had a bit on one end and an adapter screw on the other end. The astronaut attached an extension handle to the adapter, placed the core tube on the soil, and drove it into the soil by hitting the top of the handle with a hammer. Once pulled from the soil, the bit was replaced by a cap. Tubes could be screwed together to make a longer tube.

	Summary
	NASA transferred this to the Smithsonian in 1971.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

	Inventory Number
	A19720826000

	Type
	EQUIPMENT-Lunar

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