Instrument Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:lspe.a17a::1.2
NAME Apollo 17 ALSEP Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment (LSPE)
TYPE Seismometer
DESCRIPTION The Apollo 17 Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment (LSPE) measured the seismic signals produced by the detonation of eight explosive charges on the surface by using a network of four geophones. Following this active experiment, the experiment became a passive seismometer, measuring the natural seismic activity resulting from moonquakes or meteorite impacts.
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REFERENCES Apollo 17 Preliminary Science Report, NASA SP-330, published by NASA, Washington, D.C., 1973.

Apollo Scientific Experiments Data Handbook, NASA Technical Memorandum X-58131, JSC-09166, published by NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, Aug. 1974.

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.

Davies, M. E. and T. R. Colvin, Lunar coordinates in the regions of the Apollo landers, Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 105, Issue E8, pp. 20227-20280, 2000.