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Object details:

Object Name: Cups, Documented Sample, with Dispenser, Apollo
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19750592000

	Object Name
	Cups, Documented Sample, with Dispenser, Apollo

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9e5a1099a-57d0-4f8f-9ec9-ce83ca9b5810

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	Union Carbide Corp.

	Materials
	Bags: Aluminum, Vinyl/Teflon

	Materials
	Dispenser: Aluminum

	Dimensions
	3-D (Open, on display): 46 × 16 × 22cm (18 1/8 × 6 5/16 × 8 11/16 in.)

	Summary
	Documented lunar sample cups were numbered with closures that allowed samples to be identified and kept separate from one another. These cups were grouped into dispensers which provided easy access for the astronauts. Although documented sample cups of several different configurations were used on the Apollo missions, two basic shapes described most, cup-shaped and flat rectangular. The cup-shaped bags came in sets of approximately 35 (used on the Apollo 12 and Apollo 14 missions) and 48 (used on the Apollo 17 mission).

	Summary
	These items were not flown. The Union Carbide Corporation transferred them to the Smithsonian in 1974.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Donated by Union Carbide

	Inventory Number
	A19750592000

	Type
	EQUIPMENT-Lunar

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