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Apollo lunar sounder experiment

January 1, 1973
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The scientific objectives of the Apollo lunar sounder experiment (ALSE) are (1) mapping of subsurface electrical conductivity structure to infer geological structure, (2) surface profiling to determine lunar topographic variations, (3) surface imaging, and (4) measuring galactic electromagnetic radiation in the lunar environment. The ALSE was a three-frequency, wide-band, coherent radar system operated from lunar orbit during the Apollo 17 mission.

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Publication Year 1973
Title Apollo lunar sounder experiment
Authors R.J. Phillips, G.F. Adams, W.E. Brown, R. E. Eggleton, P. Jackson, R. Jordan, W.I. Linlor, W.J. Peeples, L.J. Porcello, J. Ryu, G. Schaber, W.R. Sill, T.W. Thompson, S.H. Ward, J.S. Zelenka
Publication Type Book Chapter
Publication Subtype Book Chapter
Series Number 330
Index ID 70042542
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Astrogeology Science Center