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Instrument Information |
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| IDENTIFIER | urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:side.a12a::1.0 |
| NAME |
APOLLO 12 SUPRATHERMAL ION DETECTOR EXPERIMENT |
| TYPE |
PARTICLE DETECTOR |
| DESCRIPTION |
Apollo 12 Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment (SIDE) measured the energies and masses
of positive ions reaching the lunar surface, including magnetospheric ions and those
generated from ultraviolet ionization of the lunar atmosphere and from the
free-streaming solar wind/lunar surface interaction.
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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. Freeman, J.W., H. Balsiger, and H.K. Hills, Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment (Lunar Ionosphere Detector), Apollo 12 Preliminary Science Report, NASA SP-235, pages 75 to 82, 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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