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Lunar Surface Magnetometer

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Lunar Surface Magnetometer

Summary

Key Facts

  • Lunar Surface Magnetometer is operated by University of Arizona[1].
  • Lunar Surface Magnetometer is a type of space instrument[2].
  • Lunar Surface Magnetometer is a type of magnetometer[3].
  • Lunar Surface Magnetometer is part of Apollo 12 Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package[4].
  • Lunar Surface Magnetometer is part of Apollo 15 Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package[5].
  • Lunar Surface Magnetometer is part of Apollo 16 Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package[6].
  • Lunar Surface Magnetometer is used for space science experiment[7].
  • Lunar Surface Magnetometer's Commons category is recorded as Lunar Surface Magnetometer[8].
  • Lunar Surface Magnetometer's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • Lunar Surface Magnetometer's described at URL is recorded as https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experiment/display.action?id=1969-099C-04[10].
  • Lunar Surface Magnetometer's described at URL is recorded as https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experiment/display.action?id=1971-063C-03[11].
  • Lunar Surface Magnetometer's described at URL is recorded as https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experiment/display.action?id=1972-031C-03[12].
  • Lunar Surface Magnetometer's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11570', 'amount': '+8.9'}[13].
  • Lunar Surface Magnetometer's power consumed is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25236', 'amount': '+3.5'}[14].
  • Lunar Surface Magnetometer's power consumed is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25236', 'amount': '+7.5'}[15].
  • Lunar Surface Magnetometer's principal investigator is recorded as Charles P. Sonett[16].
  • Lunar Surface Magnetometer's principal investigator is recorded as Palmer Dyal[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include space instrument[2] and magnetometer[3].

Use and Application

Lunar Surface Magnetometer is used for space science experiment[7]. Part of include Apollo 12 Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package[4], a space instrument[18]; Apollo 15 Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package[5], a space instrument[19]; and Apollo 16 Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package[6], a space instrument[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Principal investigator → Charles P. Sonett, Palmer Dyal
    Image → ALSEP AS16-113-18374 (cropped).jpg
    Commons category → Lunar Surface Magnetometer
    Part of → Apollo 12 Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package, Apollo 15 Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package, Apollo 16 Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007559262805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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