dc.contributor.author |
Simmons, Gene, 1929- |
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dc.coverage.spatial |
Moon |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-09-09T22:26:36Z |
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dc.date.available |
2015-09-09T22:26:36Z |
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dc.date.issued |
1974 |
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dc.identifier.other |
31111000598241 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11753/27 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The Surface Electrical Properties Experiment (SEP) was flown to the Moon in December 1972 on Apollo 17 and used to explore a portion of the Taurus-Littrow region. SEP used a relatively new technique, termed radio frequency interferometry (RFI). Electromagnetic waves were radiated from two orthogonal, horizontal electric dipole antennas on the surface of the moon at frequencies of 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32 Mhz. The field strength of the EM waves was measured as a function of distance with a receiver mounted on the Lunar Roving Vehicle and using three orthogonal, electrically small, loops. The interference pattern produced by the waves that travelled above the Moon's surface and those that travelled below the surface was recorded on magnetic tape. The tape was returned to Earth for analysis and interpretation." "Several reprints, preprints, and an initial draft of the first publication of the SEP results are included. These documents provide a rather complete account of the details of the theory of the RFI technique, of the terrestrial tests of the technique, and of the present state of our interpretation of the Apollo 17 data. |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
NASA Contract NAS9-11540 |
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dc.description.statementofresponsibility |
Gene Simmons, principal investigator. |
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dc.format.extent |
approximately 250 leaves |
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dc.format.mimetype |
application/pdf |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Center for Space Research and Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
NASA contractor report ; NASA CR-141724. |
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dc.source.uri |
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/ALSEP/pdf/ALSEP%20%2383%20-%20Final%20Rep_SEP_031574.pdf |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Moon--Electric properties |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Surface Electrical Properties Experiment |
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dc.subject.other |
Apollo 17 |
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dc.title |
Final report on the surface electrical properties experiment |
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dc.title.alternative |
Surface electrical properties experiment |
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