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Opening of the Vacuum-Sealed, Apollo 17 core sample by Apollo Astronaut Gene Cernan.

A satisfying and audible "pop" marked a successful piercing of the sealed Apollo 17 sample container using the ESA designed and built piercing tool. The tool forms part of a gas sampling system with a gas extraction manifold. It was designed and built by...