All of the missions that actually landed brought back moon rocks . These were the missions of Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17. The Apollo 17 mission was of particular importance geologically, because one of the astronauts, Harrison Schmidt, was a geologist.
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The Apollo mission that brought back moon rocks was Apollo 11 in 1969. It was the first mission to land humans on the moon and return them safely to Earth with samples of lunar rocks and soil.
The Apollo 11 mission in 1969 successfully brought back the first moon rock samples to Earth.
The Apollo missions brought back a total of 382 kilograms (842 pounds) of rocks and soil samples from the Moon.
The Apollo 11 astronauts brought back moon rocks from the surface of the moon. These rocks were collected during their mission in 1969.
Apollo 13 was intended to be the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo program to land on the moon but had to be aborted after an oxygen tank exploded on the spacecraft. The main focus of the mission then became safely returning the crew back to Earth.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin brought back rock and soil samples, as well as lunar dust collected during their Apollo 11 mission to the moon.