Publication Date:
2005-11-30
Description:
The Apollo window meteoroid experiment is described which uses the Apollo command module heat shield window surfaces to obtain information about the flux of meteoroids with masses of 10 to the minus 7th power g and less; to examine the residue and the morphology of the craters produced by these meteoroid; to obtain information regarding the dynamic and physical properties of the meteoroids; and to discover possible correlations with the lunar-rock-crater studies. Photographs are included.
Keywords:
SPACE SCIENCES
Type:
Apollo 16 Prelim. Sci. Rept.; 10 p
Format:
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