Apollo 16 Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph
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The Apollo 16 Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph was a lunar-surface astronomical instrument used during the Apollo 16 mission to capture far-ultraviolet images and spectra of Earth, stars, and the interplanetary medium from the Moon.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical instrument
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far-ultraviolet camera ⓘ spectrograph ⓘ |
| advantage |
absence of Earth’s atmosphere
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low ultraviolet background from lunar surface ⓘ |
| control | astronaut-operated ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| currentLocation | left on Moon ⓘ |
| dataRecordedOn | film ⓘ |
| deployedBy |
Charles Duke
NERFINISHED
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John Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | airless lunar surface ⓘ |
| era | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | narrow-field ultraviolet imaging ⓘ |
| firsts | first astronomical telescope operated from lunar surface ⓘ |
| locationOnMoon | Descartes Highlands GENERATED ⓘ |
| mission | Apollo 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionPhaseUsed | Apollo 16 extravehicular activities ⓘ |
| mountType | tripod mount ⓘ |
| observationPlatform | lunar surface observatory ⓘ |
| observed |
Earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Large Magellanic Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ geocorona ⓘ interplanetary medium ⓘ nebulae ⓘ stars ⓘ |
| operatedFrom | lunar surface ⓘ |
| operatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment |
lunar day conditions
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vacuum ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | retired ⓘ |
| partOf | Apollo 16 mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poweredBy | battery power ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
space physics
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ultraviolet astronomy ⓘ |
| scientificGoal |
study Earth’s upper atmosphere in ultraviolet
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study interstellar medium in ultraviolet ⓘ test lunar surface as site for ultraviolet astronomy ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spectralCapability | low-resolution ultraviolet spectra ⓘ |
| targetType |
extended sources
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point sources ⓘ |
| usedFor |
far-ultraviolet imaging
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far-ultraviolet spectroscopy ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | far ultraviolet ⓘ |
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