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Multispectral Photos

NSSDC ID: 1969-099A-09
Mission Name: Apollo 12 Command and Service Module (CSM)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Alexander F. H. Goetz

Description

The S-158 multispectral experiment camera group consisted of four Hasselblad cameras, side-by-side on a common mount, each fitted with a different filter and type of film. The objective of the experiment was to obtain photographs showing lunar surface color variations for use in geologic mapping and correlation with surface samples from spectral reflectance.

Funding Agency

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (United States)

Discipline

  • Planetary Science: Geology and Geophysics

Additional Information

Questions or comments about this experiment can be directed to: Dr. David R. Williams.

 

Personnel

Name Role Original Affiliation E-mail
Dr. Alexander F. H. Goetz Principal Investigator NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory alexander.goetz@colorado.edu

Selected References

Goetz, A. F. H., et al., Apollo 12 multispectral photography experiment, In -- Apollo 12 Preliminary Science Report, NASA SP-235, 103-111, 1970.

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