Sample Container

Several different types of bags are furnished for collecting lunar surface samples. The Teflon documented sample bag (DSB), 19 by 20 cm (7-1/2 by 8 inches) in size, is prenumbered and packed in a 20-bag dispenser that can be mounted on the hand tool carrier or on a bracket on the Hasselblad camera. Documented sample bags (140) will be available during the lunar surface EVAs. collection bag (SCB), also of Teflon, has interior pockets along one side for holding drive tubes and exterior pockets for the special environmental sample container and for a drive tube cap dispenser.