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The hammer and tongs, circa 2007.

The accompanying signs reads

Astronaut Hammer

This hammer resembles a standard geologist's tool, with a handle easy to grasp while wearing bulky space gloves.

On loan courtesy of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

Astronaut Tongs

Since space-suited astronauts could not bend over and retrieve samples, they used long-handled tongs.

On loan courtesy of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

Additional information on the hammer can be found on page 22 of the Catalog of Apollo Lunar Surface Geological Sampling Tools and Containers, and additional information on the tongs can be found on page 31.