Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment
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The Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment was a scientific instrument deployed during the Apollo 17 mission to measure and analyze the extremely tenuous lunar atmosphere.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar surface experiment
ⓘ
mass spectrometer ⓘ scientific instrument ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LACE ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataType |
neutral gas mass spectra
ⓘ
partial pressures of atmospheric constituents ⓘ |
| deployedBy |
Eugene Cernan
ⓘ
Harrison H. Schmitt ⓘ
surface form:
Harrison Schmitt
|
| deploymentBody | Moon ⓘ |
| deploymentSite | Taurus–Littrow valley ⓘ |
| designedToOperateDuring | extended period after crew departure ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1972-12-11 ⓘ |
| landingMission | Apollo 17 ⓘ |
| lastHumanVisitToSite | 1972-12-14 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1972-12-07 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn V ⓘ |
| location |
Taurus–Littrow valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Taurus–Littrow ALSEP site
|
| mass | on the order of several kilograms ⓘ |
| measuredSpecies |
argon
ⓘ
helium ⓘ hydrogen ⓘ neon ⓘ other neutral gases ⓘ |
| measurementTechnique | mass spectrometry ⓘ |
| missionNumber | Apollo 17 ⓘ |
| missionPhase |
Apollo 17
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo 17 surface operations
|
| notableFinding |
confirmation of extremely low lunar atmospheric density
ⓘ
detection of argon-40 in the lunar atmosphere ⓘ evidence for radiogenic origin of some lunar atmospheric argon ⓘ |
| operatedOn | Moon ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | lunar night and day cycles ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf |
Apollo 17
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo 17 mission
ALSEP (Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package) ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package
|
| powerSource |
ALSEP (Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package)
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package power system
|
| primaryObjective |
measure composition of the lunar atmosphere
ⓘ
measure density of the lunar atmosphere ⓘ study temporal variations of the lunar atmosphere ⓘ |
| relatedExperiment |
ALSEP (Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package)
ⓘ
surface form:
Lunar Ejecta and Meteorites experiment
Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment ⓘ ALSEP (Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package) ⓘ
surface form:
Lunar Surface Gravimeter
|
| scientificDiscipline |
atmospheric science
ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ |
| spaceProgram | Apollo program ⓘ |
| status | inactive ⓘ |
| studiedProperty | tenuous lunar exosphere ⓘ |
| targetBody | Moon ⓘ |
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