Hammer, Apollo
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
- Summary
- This is a light weight lunar hammer designed to chip a sample of rock off a larger rock or to drive core tubes into the lunar soil. When attached to an extension handle, the hammer could also be used to dig surface furrows. Hammers of this style were used on Apollo 11 and 12.
- This particular hammer was used for training. It was transferred to the Smithsonian in April 1971.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Center
- Inventory Number
- A19850612000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Lunar
- Materials
- Handle: Aluminum
- Head: Steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 16 1/8 in. tall x 6 5/16 in. wide x 1 1/2 in. deep, 1.9 lb. (41 x 16 x 3.8cm, 0.9kg)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- Destination Moon
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19850612000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv950a19c1b-609e-4c85-b2ce-65a7cc9513ae
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