It was one of the lunar sample bags taken aboard the 1969 Apollo 11 mission and returned ot earth for analysis.

As part of the mission, the astronauts gathered lunar samples.

Robinson expects the new topographical maps will help geologists who need to know exactly where lunar samples came from.

The six missions that landed on the moon returned a wealth of scientific data and almost 400 kilograms of lunar samples.

From dating the lunar samples that astronauts brought back, scientists could calculate the rate at which small bodies hit larger ones.

For all five missions, this payload would include geologic tools for collecting up to 50 pounds of lunar samples for return to Earth.

Beefed-up LMs permitted surface stay times of up to three days at complex and challenging landing sites, larger returned lunar samples, and more complex ALSEPs.

For the study, NASA has loaned 18 lunar samples that are normally kept under lock and key at Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas.