![TIL that on Apollo 15, a hammer and a feather were dropped on the surface of the moon to illustrate how objects of different weight fall at an equal rate without air TIL that on Apollo 15, a hammer and a feather were dropped on the surface of the moon to illustrate how objects of different weight fall at an equal rate without air](https://external-preview.redd.it/pvuCHr7KqBPMQfFUi-t7nXAp7S3n0Q43TVEPJdSL_uc.jpg?auto=webp&s=78a24f996e8da685fe5c7c5a40b49fb478d1260b)
TIL that on Apollo 15, a hammer and a feather were dropped on the surface of the moon to illustrate how objects of different weight fall at an equal rate without air
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