Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package - Wikipedia
WEBThe Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) comprised a set of scientific instruments placed by the astronauts at the landing site of each of the five Apollo missions to land on the Moon following Apollo 11 (Apollos 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17).
Apollo 14 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) array of scientific instruments carried by Apollo 14 consisted of the Passive Seismic Experiment (PSE), Active Seismic Experiment (ASE), Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment (SIDE), Cold Cathode Ion Gauge Experiment (CCIG), and Charged Particle Lunar Environment Experiment (CPLEE).
ALSEP Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package - NASA
WEBOn Apollo 14 and 16, up to 19 small explosions were detonated by an astronaut using a device called a "thumper" along a 90-meter-long geophone line. On Apollo 16, three mortar shells were also used to lob explosive charges to …
Apollo 14: Mission Details - NASA
WEBJul 8, 2009 · The primary objectives of this mission were to explore the Fra Mauro region centered around deployment of the Apollo Lunar Surface Scientific Experiments Package, or ALSEP; lunar field geology investigations; collection of surface material samples for return to Earth; deployment of other scientific instruments not part of ALSEP; orbital science ...
ALSEP Documents - Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI)
WEBThe cold cathode gauge experiment (CCGE) was included in the ALSEP on the Apollo 12, 13, 14 and 15 missions. The Apollo 12 instrument experienced a failure after only a few hours of operation and the Apollo 13 package was not deployed due to spacecraft problems and the cancellation of the landing.
ALSEP Deployment - NASA
WEBJul 3, 2017 · Results reported in the Apollo 14 Preliminary Science Report indicate that the regolith is about 8.5 meters thick and that the bottom of the Fra Mauro formation is somewhere in the range of 45 to 85 meters below the surface.
Apollo 14 Mission Image – View of the ALSEP Station - Science@NASA
WEBJul 2, 2018 · A close-up view of two components of the Apollo lunar surface experiments package (ALSEP) which the Apollo 14 astronauts deployed on the Moon during their first extravehicular activity (EVA).
APOD: December 10, 1995 - Apollo 14 Deploys ALSEP
WEBAPOD: December 10, 1995 - Apollo 14 Deploys ALSEP. Explanation: After the lunar module of Apollo 14 set down on the Moon, Astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell deployed the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) and collected samples of lunar material.
APOLLO 14 - NASA
WEBApollo 14 was a Type H mission, a precision piloted lunar landing demonstration and systematic lunar exploration. It was the third successful lunar landing. The primary objectives were: to perform selenological inspection, survey, and sampling of materials in a preselected region of the Fra Mauro formation;
Apollo 14 Passive Seismic Experiment - Wikipedia
WEBThe Apollo 14 Passive Seismic Experiment (PSE) was placed on the lunar surface on February 5, 1971, as part of the Apollo 14 ALSEP package. The PSE was designed to detect vibrations and tilting of the lunar surface and measure changes in gravity at the instrument location.