Apollo 15 anorthosite suite
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The Apollo 15 anorthosite suite is a collection of lunar highland rocks, including the famous Genesis Rock, that represent some of the Moon’s oldest crustal material.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Apollo 15 anorthosite suite canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10501748 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apollo 15 anorthosite suite Context triple: [Genesis Rock, sampleSuite, Apollo 15 anorthosite suite]
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A.
Copernican System of lunar stratigraphy
The Copernican System of lunar stratigraphy is the youngest major geologic time division on the Moon, characterized by relatively fresh impact craters with bright ray systems and minimal space weathering.
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B.
Columbia Hills on Mars
Columbia Hills on Mars is a range of hills within Gusev Crater explored by NASA’s Spirit rover, named in honor of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew.
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C.
Moon Mineralogy Mapper
Moon Mineralogy Mapper is a NASA-designed imaging spectrometer that mapped the Moon’s surface composition in detail, notably helping confirm the presence of water and hydroxyl on the lunar surface.
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D.
Taurus–Littrow valley
Taurus–Littrow valley is a geologically diverse lunar valley in the Moon’s Taurus Mountains that served as the landing and exploration site for NASA’s Apollo 17 mission.
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E.
GRAIL
GRAIL was a NASA lunar mission that used twin spacecraft to map the Moon’s gravitational field in unprecedented detail to study its internal structure and evolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apollo 15 anorthosite suite Target entity description: The Apollo 15 anorthosite suite is a collection of lunar highland rocks, including the famous Genesis Rock, that represent some of the Moon’s oldest crustal material.
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A.
Copernican System of lunar stratigraphy
The Copernican System of lunar stratigraphy is the youngest major geologic time division on the Moon, characterized by relatively fresh impact craters with bright ray systems and minimal space weathering.
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B.
Columbia Hills on Mars
Columbia Hills on Mars is a range of hills within Gusev Crater explored by NASA’s Spirit rover, named in honor of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew.
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C.
Moon Mineralogy Mapper
Moon Mineralogy Mapper is a NASA-designed imaging spectrometer that mapped the Moon’s surface composition in detail, notably helping confirm the presence of water and hydroxyl on the lunar surface.
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D.
Taurus–Littrow valley
Taurus–Littrow valley is a geologically diverse lunar valley in the Moon’s Taurus Mountains that served as the landing and exploration site for NASA’s Apollo 17 mission.
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E.
GRAIL
GRAIL was a NASA lunar mission that used twin spacecraft to map the Moon’s gravitational field in unprecedented detail to study its internal structure and evolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anorthosite suite
ⓘ
collection of lunar samples ⓘ lunar rock suite ⓘ |
| associatedWith | lunar highlands ⓘ |
| collectedBy |
David Scott
ⓘ
James Irwin ⓘ
linked to:
James B. Irwin
|
| collectedDuring |
Apollo 15 mission
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 15
|
| composedOf | plagioclase feldspar ⓘ |
| dominantLithology | ferroan anorthosite ⓘ |
| geologicAge | early lunar crust ⓘ |
| includes | Genesis Rock ⓘ |
| includesSample | lunar sample 15415 ⓘ |
| landingSiteRegion | Hadley–Apennine region ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon ⓘ |
| mineralogyFeature | high plagioclase content ⓘ |
| missionNumber | Apollo 15 ⓘ |
| partOf | Apollo 15 mission sample collection ⓘ |
| planetaryScienceRelevance | evidence for early lunar magma ocean ⓘ |
| represents | primary lunar crust material ⓘ |
| sampleReturnType | manned lunar surface collection ⓘ |
| scientificUse |
constraining age of lunar highlands
ⓘ
study of lunar crust formation ⓘ |
| significance | represents some of the Moon’s oldest crustal material ⓘ |
| storedAt | NASA Johnson Space Center Lunar Sample Laboratory ⓘ |
| texture | coarse-grained plutonic rock ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Apollo 15 anorthosite suite Description of subject: The Apollo 15 anorthosite suite is a collection of lunar highland rocks, including the famous Genesis Rock, that represent some of the Moon’s oldest crustal material.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.