Instrument Information
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urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:oms.a16c::1.2
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Apollo 16 Command and Service Module Orbital Mass Spectrometer Experiment
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Spectrometer
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| DESCRIPTION |
The Apollo 16 Orbital Mass Spectrometer (OMS) Experiment, carried on board the Command and Service Module (CSM), measured the composition of the lunar atmosphere by analyzing the gases present around the moon during its orbit.
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| REFERENCES |
Apollo 16 Preliminary Science Report, NASA SP-315, 622 pages, published by NASA, Washingtion, D.C., 1972.
Apollo Scientific Experiments Data Handbook, NASA Technical Memorandum X-58131, JSC-09166, published by NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, Aug. 1974.
Hoffman, J. H., Lunar orbital mass spectrometer, International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Physics, Volume 8, Issue 4, pp. 403-416, 1972.
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