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Lunar magnetic permeability, magnetic fields, and electrical conductivity temperatureIn the time period 1969-1972 a total of five magnetometers were deployed on the lunar surface during four Apollo missions. Data from these instruments, along with simultaneous measurements from other experiments on the moon and in lunar orbit, were used to study properties of the lunar interior and the lunar environment. The principal scientific results from analyses of the magnetic field data are discussed. The results are presented in the following main categories: (1) lunar electrical conductivity, temperature, and structure; (2) lunar magnetic permeability, iron abundance, and core size limits; (3) the local remnant magnetic fields, their interaction with the solar wind, and a thermoelectric generator model for their origin. Relevant publications and presented papers are listed.
Document ID
19790002814
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Parkin, C. W.
(Santa Clara Univ. CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
August 31, 1978
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-157784
Report Number: NASA-CR-157784
Accession Number
79N10985
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-2075
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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