Instrument Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:sep.a17l::1.0
NAME APOLLO 17 SURFACE ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES (SEP) EXPERIMENT
TYPE REGOLITH PROPERTIES
DESCRIPTION
The Apollo 17 Surface Electrical Properties (SEP) Experiment used a transmitting antenna deployed near the Lunar Module and a receiving antenna on the Lunar Rover to obtain data about the electromagnetic energy transmission, absorption, and reflection characteristics of the lunar surface and subsurface (regolith).
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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. Revised Apr. 1976.

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.