The phrase "a lunar sample" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specimen or material collected from the Moon, often in scientific or research contexts.
Example: "The scientists were excited to analyze a lunar sample brought back from the Apollo missions."
Alternatives: "a moon specimen" or "a sample from the Moon."
Lunar subsurface sampling is one of the critical technologies in the advancement of space exploration, and a lunar sampler with low weight, small volume, and low power consumption would significantly reduce the cost of space exploration.
A Mission Control Architecture is presented for a Robotic Lunar Sample Return Mission which builds upon the experience of the landed missions of the NASA Mars Exploration Program.
While analysis of the dust found it has been cross-contaminated with terrestrial material, it was still determined to be a "likely lunar sample" according to Tom Tague of Bruker Corporation, a manufacturer of scientific instruments and industrial analysis contractor.
From 1971 to 1973, Dr. Davis was a member of the Lunar Sample Return Board of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, helping to analyze dust and rocks collected by Apollo 11.
Thus, this paper proposes a novel miniature lunar sampler which adopts a flexible tape spring as its sampling arm.
Thus, if there were an emergency and they had to leave quickly, there would be at least one lunar sample.
The scoria was analyzed by XRF and found to be chemically similar to Apollo 14 lunar sample 14163.
Lunar Prospector shows higher Mg and Al content and lower Si content in western maria in comparison with the lunar sample collection.
Apollo lunar sample curatorial statistics of the specimens collected by the astronauts, and the sub-samples allocated for scientific research, have useful information applicable to future lunar robotic sample return missions.
