Object Details
Manufacturer
NASA Manned Spacecraft Center
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 to the Smithsonian in 1971.
Credit Line
Transferred from the NASA - Johnson Space Center
Inventory Number
A19850614000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Lunar
Materials
Carbide scribe tip
Aluminum
Steel
Glass
graphite
bronze plating
Dimensions
3-D: 20.3 × 4.3 × 6.5cm (8 × 1 11/16 × 2 9/16 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Location
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition
Destination Moon
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19850614000
