Lunar Sample 15415
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Lunar Sample 15415 is a famous Apollo 15 Moon rock, nicknamed the "Genesis Rock," believed to be an ancient piece of the Moon’s primordial crust.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lunar Sample 15415 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10501749 — 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: Lunar Sample 15415 Context triple: [Genesis Rock, catalogDesignation, Lunar Sample 15415]
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A.
Luna 24
Luna 24 was a Soviet lunar sample-return mission launched in 1976 that successfully collected and brought back soil from the Moon’s surface.
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B.
ALSEP (Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package)
The Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) was a suite of scientific instruments deployed by Apollo astronauts on the Moon to conduct long-term studies of the lunar environment, interior, and surface processes.
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C.
Luna 16
Luna 16 was a Soviet robotic spacecraft that achieved the first successful uncrewed lunar sample return mission from the Moon to Earth in 1970.
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D.
Luna 20
Luna 20 was a Soviet robotic lunar sample-return mission that successfully collected and returned soil from the Moon’s surface in 1972.
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E.
Nakhla
Nakhla is a valley near Mecca in the Arabian Peninsula historically known as an important pre-Islamic religious site.
- 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: Lunar Sample 15415 Target entity description: Lunar Sample 15415 is a famous Apollo 15 Moon rock, nicknamed the "Genesis Rock," believed to be an ancient piece of the Moon’s primordial crust.
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A.
Luna 24
Luna 24 was a Soviet lunar sample-return mission launched in 1976 that successfully collected and brought back soil from the Moon’s surface.
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B.
ALSEP (Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package)
The Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) was a suite of scientific instruments deployed by Apollo astronauts on the Moon to conduct long-term studies of the lunar environment, interior, and surface processes.
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C.
Luna 16
Luna 16 was a Soviet robotic spacecraft that achieved the first successful uncrewed lunar sample return mission from the Moon to Earth in 1970.
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D.
Luna 20
Luna 20 was a Soviet robotic lunar sample-return mission that successfully collected and returned soil from the Moon’s surface in 1972.
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E.
Nakhla
Nakhla is a valley near Mecca in the Arabian Peninsula historically known as an important pre-Islamic religious site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo lunar sample
ⓘ
anorthosite ⓘ lunar rock sample ⓘ |
| analysisMethods |
geochemical analysis
ⓘ
petrographic microscopy ⓘ radiometric age dating ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | Apollo program ⓘ |
| celestialBody | Moon ⓘ |
| collectedByAstronaut |
David Scott
ⓘ
James B. Irwin ⓘ |
| collectedDuringMission | Apollo 15 ⓘ |
| collectedFromFeature | Apennine Front ⓘ |
| collectedFromLocation |
Hadley-Apennine region of the Moon
ⓘ
spur of Hadley Delta ⓘ |
| collectedOnExtravehicularActivity |
Apollo 15 EVA 2
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 15
|
| collectionDate | 1971-08-01 ⓘ |
| color | light-colored ⓘ |
| countryOfCustody |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| curatedAtFacility | Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility ⓘ |
| curatedBy |
NASA Johnson Space Center
ⓘ
linked to:
Johnson Space Center
|
| dominantMineral | plagioclase feldspar ⓘ |
| estimatedAge |
about 4.0 billion years
ⓘ
on the order of early lunar crust formation ⓘ |
| foundInGeologicUnit | lunar highlands crust ⓘ |
| mass |
about 270 grams
ⓘ
approximately 0.27 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionLandingSite |
Hadley Rille / Apennine Mountains landing site
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 15 landing site
|
| missionRole | key sample for understanding lunar highlands crust ⓘ |
| NASACollectionCategory |
Apollo 15 lunar sample collection
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 15
|
| nickname | Genesis Rock ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the most famous Moon rocks returned to Earth ⓘ |
| plagioclaseComposition | near end-member anorthite ⓘ |
| publicDisplay | sometimes displayed in museums and exhibitions ⓘ |
| relatedToConcept | lunar magma ocean hypothesis ⓘ |
| returnedToEarthBy |
Apollo 15 Command Module Endeavour
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 15 Command and Service Module
|
| rockType | ferroan anorthosite ⓘ |
| sampleNumber | 15415 ⓘ |
| scientificSignificance |
considered a sample of the Moon’s primordial crust
ⓘ
used to study early lunar differentiation ⓘ |
| texture | coarse-grained ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lunar Sample 15415 Description of subject: Lunar Sample 15415 is a famous Apollo 15 Moon rock, nicknamed the "Genesis Rock," believed to be an ancient piece of the Moon’s primordial crust.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.