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Astronauts who landed on the Moon collected 2,415 samples of Moon rocks weighing a total of 842 pounds (382 kilograms). Most of these rocks were collected during the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 missions. In addition, three unmanned Soviet Luna spacecraft brought 0.66 pounds (326 g) of lunar samples back to Earth.
