Genesis Rock

rock retrieved from the Moon in 1971
Product moon_rock Q1502096
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Genesis Rock

Summary

Genesis Rock is a moon rock[1]. It draws 199 Wikipedia views per month (moon_rock category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Genesis Rock is credited with the discovery of Apollo 15[3].
  • Genesis Rock's image is recorded as Apollo 15 Genesis Rock.jpg[4].
  • Genesis Rock's instance of is recorded as moon rock[5].
  • Genesis Rock's made from material is recorded as anorthosite[6].
  • Genesis Rock's location of discovery is recorded as Hadley–Apennine[7].
  • Genesis Rock's collection is recorded as Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility[8].
  • Genesis Rock's location is recorded as Moon[9].
  • Genesis Rock's Commons category is recorded as Genesis Rock[10].
  • Genesis Rock's has part is recorded as anorthite[11].
  • Genesis Rock's has part is recorded as pyroxene[12].
  • Genesis Rock's start time is recorded as -4100000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Genesis Rock's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/056zz2[14].
  • Genesis Rock's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+269.4'}[15].
  • Genesis Rock's time period is recorded as Pre-Nectarian[16].

Body

Works and Contributions

Genesis Rock is credited with the discovery of Apollo 15[3].

Why It Matters

Genesis Rock draws 199 Wikipedia views per month (moon_rock category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Genesis Rock. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/genesis-rock
MLA “Genesis Rock.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/genesis-rock.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_genesis-rock_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Genesis Rock}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/genesis-rock}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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