Instrument Host Information
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urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument_host:spacecraft.a12c::1.2
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The Apollo 12 Command and Service Module
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Spacecraft
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| DESCRIPTION |
The Apollo 12 Command and Service Module (CSM) spacecraft orbited the Moon during the Apollo 12 mission. It was comprised of two distinct units: the Command Module (CM), which housed the crew, spacecraft operations systems, and re-entry equipment, and the Service Module (SM) which carried most of the consumables and the main propulsion system. Scientific experiments were also performed on the Apollo 12 CSM; these include the Photography Experiment, Multispectral Photography Experiment, Window Meteoroid Detector Experiment, and the S-Band Transponder Experiment.
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| REFERENCES |
Apollo 12 Preliminary Science Report, NASA SP-235, 227 pages, published by NASA, Washington D.C., 1970.
Apollo 12, A new vista for lunar science, NASA EP-74, 20 pages, published by NASA, Washington, D.C., 1970.
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