Brush-Scribe-Lens, Apollo

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Object Details

Summary

The brush-scribe-lens was intended to aid the astronaut in observing and marking hand-sized specimens of lunar rocks. The brush-scribe-lens was carried on Apollo 12 and 14 as part of the tool complement for the small tool carrier. References about the use of this tool on the moon are scarce and it is likely that it was not actually used by the lunar astronauts. This particular unit was not flown and was likely used for training. It was transferred from NASA to the Smithsonian in 1974.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19750020000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Lunar

Materials

Aluminum

Copper Alloy

Paper

Steel

Coating

Glass

Dimensions

3-D: 18.7 × 4.4 × 6.7cm (7 3/8 × 1 3/4 × 2 5/8 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv901c91f92-07b5-4701-ad4d-0194186c8ce0

Record ID

nasm_A19750020000