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The Apollo 15 mission introduced the electric Lunar Roving Vehicle, developed at Huntsville's Marshall Space Flight Center, and became the first of the longer, more scientific-focused lunar missions. Lunar module pilot Jim Irwin and Commander Dave Scott spent three days on the Moon, worked on the surface 18½ hours, traveled nearly 17 miles on the rover, relied on their pre-flight geological training, made extensive explorations, and drilled into the lunar surface for core samples. The rocks and soil they collected included a “Genesis Rock,” believed to date back to the Moon's origin more than four billion years ago. Meanwhile, in orbit in the command module, Al Worden photographed the Moon's surface with mapping cameras attached to the craft's hull and later retrieved the film during a space walk on the return trip.
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