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The sign accompanying the lunar surface drill. It reads

Lunar Surface Drill

The battery-powered drill removed core samples as deep as ten feet deep for study by scientists on Earth. The astronauts then placed heat-flow experiments into the holes.

On loan from the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.

Additional information on the Apollo Lunar Surface Drill can be found on page 15 of the Catalog of Apollo Lunar Surface Geological Sampling Tools and Containers, page 2-237 of Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) Flight System Familiarization Manual, and in Familiarization and Support Manual for Apollo Lunar Surface Drill (ALSD).