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This is a spare wheel from a lunar roving vehicle (LRV). The LRV was deployed on the moon during Apollo 15, 16 and 17. The tire is made of a woven mesh of zinc-coated piano wire to which titanium treads were riveted in a chevron pattern. This pattern kept the wheels from sinking into the soft lunar soil. The lunar soil proved harder than expected and the wheel treads left tracks about half an inch deep.

Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from the Alabama Space and Rocket Center in 1975.

 Display Status

This object is on display in Destination Moon at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

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Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Parts & Structural Components Manufacturer Boeing Aerospace
 Dimensions 3-D (Wheel): 24 × 80cm (9 7/16 × 31 1/2 in.)
3-D (Fender): 79 × 27 × 45cm (31 1/8 × 10 5/8 × 17 11/16 in.)
 Materials Wheel: Zinc coated steel piano wire; titanium treads
Fender: Epoxy-impregnated fiberglass
Aluminum
Steel
Resin
Rubber
 Inventory Number A19750830000 Credit Line Transferred from the Alabama Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, Ala. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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