Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment
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The Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment was a geophysical investigation deployed during Apollo 17 to study the Moon’s shallow subsurface structure by recording seismic waves from controlled explosive charges.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment canonical | 2 |
| Active Seismic Experiment | 1 |
| Lunar Seismic Profiling | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2169256 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment Context triple: [Apollo 17, notableExperiment, Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment]
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A.
Luna 11
Luna 11 was a Soviet unmanned spacecraft from the Luna program, launched in 1966 to study the Moon from lunar orbit.
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B.
Luna 10
Luna 10 was a Soviet spacecraft that became the first artificial satellite to orbit the Moon, marking a major milestone in early lunar exploration.
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C.
SLIM lunar lander
The SLIM lunar lander is a Japanese spacecraft designed by JAXA to demonstrate high-precision, lightweight landing technology on the Moon’s surface.
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Luna 3
Luna 3 was a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1959 that became the first mission to photograph the far side of the Moon.
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E.
Luna 9
Luna 9 was a Soviet spacecraft that achieved the first successful soft landing on the Moon and transmitted the first close-up images of the lunar surface in 1966.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment Target entity description: The Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment was a geophysical investigation deployed during Apollo 17 to study the Moon’s shallow subsurface structure by recording seismic waves from controlled explosive charges.
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A.
Luna 11
Luna 11 was a Soviet unmanned spacecraft from the Luna program, launched in 1966 to study the Moon from lunar orbit.
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B.
Luna 10
Luna 10 was a Soviet spacecraft that became the first artificial satellite to orbit the Moon, marking a major milestone in early lunar exploration.
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C.
SLIM lunar lander
The SLIM lunar lander is a Japanese spacecraft designed by JAXA to demonstrate high-precision, lightweight landing technology on the Moon’s surface.
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D.
Luna 3
Luna 3 was a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1959 that became the first mission to photograph the far side of the Moon.
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E.
Luna 9
Luna 9 was a Soviet spacecraft that achieved the first successful soft landing on the Moon and transmitted the first close-up images of the lunar surface in 1966.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo experiment
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lunar geophysical experiment ⓘ seismological experiment ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LSPE ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
LSPE
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Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment ⓘ
surface form:
Lunar Seismic Profiling
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| appliedTo |
lunar mare and highland boundary at Taurus–Littrow
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lunar regolith ⓘ |
| dataType |
amplitudes of seismic arrivals
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seismic waveforms ⓘ travel times of seismic waves ⓘ |
| deployedBy |
Apollo 17
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surface form:
Apollo 17 astronauts
Eugene Cernan ⓘ Harrison H. Schmitt ⓘ
surface form:
Harrison Schmitt
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| deploymentBody | Moon ⓘ |
| deploymentDate | December 1972 ⓘ |
| deploymentSite | Taurus–Littrow valley ⓘ |
| developedBy |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| found |
evidence for fractured material overlying more competent substrate
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increase of seismic velocity with depth ⓘ low seismic velocities in upper lunar regolith ⓘ |
| measured |
P-wave velocities in lunar near-surface
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S-wave velocities in lunar near-surface ⓘ layering of lunar regolith ⓘ seismic attenuation in lunar regolith ⓘ thickness of lunar regolith at Taurus–Littrow ⓘ |
| objective |
determine seismic velocities in the lunar regolith and underlying layers
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measure attenuation of seismic waves in the lunar near-surface ⓘ study the Moon’s shallow subsurface structure ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
Apollo 17
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surface form:
Apollo 17 surface mission
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| partOf |
Apollo 17
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo 17 mission
ALSEP (Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package) ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package
|
| relatedTo |
Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Active Seismic Experiment
Passive Seismic Experiment ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
constraints on mechanical properties of lunar near-surface materials
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models of shallow lunar crustal structure at Apollo 17 site ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
geophysics
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planetary science ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | NASA ⓘ |
| usedInstrument |
central station electronics unit
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explosive charges ⓘ geophone array ⓘ seismometer package ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
controlled-source seismology
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seismic reflection ⓘ seismic refraction ⓘ |
| usedSource |
detonated explosive charges
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larger explosive packages emplaced by astronauts ⓘ thumper charges placed at known distances ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment Description of subject: The Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment was a geophysical investigation deployed during Apollo 17 to study the Moon’s shallow subsurface structure by recording seismic waves from controlled explosive charges.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lunar Seismic Profiling
Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment
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relatedTo
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Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Active Seismic Experiment