a17_v_c_o_AKP (unnumbered, S-72-53472 eq, 72-H-1343 eq, 72-HC-774 eq)
"An artist's concept illustrating how radar beams of the Apollo 17 lunar sounder experiment will probe three-quarters of a mile below the moon's surface from the orbiting spacecraft. The Lunar Sounder will be mounted in the SIM bay of the Apollo 17 Service Module. Electronic data recorded on film will be retrieved by the crew during trans-Earth EVA. Geologic information on the lunar interior obtained by the sounder will permit scientific investigation of underground rock layers, lava flow patterns, rille (canyon) structures, mascon properties, and any areas containing water. A prototype lunar sounder has been flight tested in aircraft over selected Earth sites to confirm the equipment design and develop scientific analysis techniques. The Lunar Sounder Experiment (S-209) was developed by North American Rockwell's (NR) Space Division for NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center to provide data for a scientific investigation team with representatives from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, University of Utah, University of Michigan, U.S. Geological Survey, and NASA Ames Research Center."
An unexpected surprise, above & image at the following link. I actually expected something like "Scientific waves from Apollo Shuttle spaceship probe into Moon's mysterious rock layers":
images.nasa.gov/details-S72-53472
Even still at the following defunct site, with a minimal description:
science.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS17/10075...
science.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS17/10075...
1972, likely/possibly(?) North American Rockwell (NAR) origination...Manuel Alavarez? Donald Bester? Henry Lozano? Unfortunately, what looks to be a partial signature at the far left, immediately above the lunar limb, doesn't look like that of any of the above. Ugh.
a17_v_c_o_AKP (unnumbered, S-72-53472 eq, 72-H-1343 eq, 72-HC-774 eq)
"An artist's concept illustrating how radar beams of the Apollo 17 lunar sounder experiment will probe three-quarters of a mile below the moon's surface from the orbiting spacecraft. The Lunar Sounder will be mounted in the SIM bay of the Apollo 17 Service Module. Electronic data recorded on film will be retrieved by the crew during trans-Earth EVA. Geologic information on the lunar interior obtained by the sounder will permit scientific investigation of underground rock layers, lava flow patterns, rille (canyon) structures, mascon properties, and any areas containing water. A prototype lunar sounder has been flight tested in aircraft over selected Earth sites to confirm the equipment design and develop scientific analysis techniques. The Lunar Sounder Experiment (S-209) was developed by North American Rockwell's (NR) Space Division for NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center to provide data for a scientific investigation team with representatives from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, University of Utah, University of Michigan, U.S. Geological Survey, and NASA Ames Research Center."
An unexpected surprise, above & image at the following link. I actually expected something like "Scientific waves from Apollo Shuttle spaceship probe into Moon's mysterious rock layers":
images.nasa.gov/details-S72-53472
Even still at the following defunct site, with a minimal description:
science.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS17/10075...
science.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS17/10075...
1972, likely/possibly(?) North American Rockwell (NAR) origination...Manuel Alavarez? Donald Bester? Henry Lozano? Unfortunately, what looks to be a partial signature at the far left, immediately above the lunar limb, doesn't look like that of any of the above. Ugh.