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Instrument Information |
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| IDENTIFIER | urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:ccig.a12a::1.0 |
| NAME |
APOLLO 12 COLD CATHODE ION GAGE EXPERIMENT |
| TYPE |
PARTICLE DETECTOR |
| DESCRIPTION |
Apollo 12 Cold Cathode Ion Gage (CCIG) experiment measured the density of neutral
particles to determine the amount of gas present at the lunar surface and to help
help constrain the source and loss mechanisms of the tenuous lunar atmosphere.
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| MODEL IDENTIFIER | |
| NAIF INSTRUMENT IDENTIFIER |
not applicable |
| SERIAL NUMBER |
not applicable |
| REFERENCES |
Apollo 12 Preliminary Science Report, NASA SP-235, 227 pages, published by
NASA, Washington D.C., 1970. Apollo Scientific Experiments Data Handbook, JSC-09166, NASA TMX-58131, August 1974 (revised April 1976), in Johnson Space Center History Office. Johnson, F.S., D.E. Evans, and J.M Carroll, Cold Cathode Gage (Lunar Atmosphere Detector), Apollo 12 Preliminary Science Report, NASA SP-235, pages 93 to 97, Washington D.C., 1970. Bates, J.R., W.W. Lauderdale, and H. Kernaghan, ALSEP termination report, NASA Reference Publication Series, NASA-RP-1036, 162 pages, published by NASA, Washington, D.C., 1979. |
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