Publication Date:
2005-11-30
Description:
The heat flow experiment installed on the lunar surface during the Apollo 15 flight is described. Subjects discussed are: (1) the experiment concept and design, (2) the operations of the experiment, (3) the employment of the experiment on the lunar surface at Hadley Rille site, (4) subsurface lunar temperatures, and (5) extrapolation of sensor temperatures to equilibrium values. Graphs of the data obtained from the experiment are provided.
Keywords:
SPACE SCIENCES
Type:
NASA. Manned Spacecraft Center Apollo 15 Prelim. Sci. Rept.; 23 p
Format:
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