The purpose of the Apollo 16 lunar portable magnetometer (LPM) experiment is to measure the permanent magnetic field at different geological sites on the lunar surface. The LPM field measurements are a vector sum of the steady remanent field from the lunar crust and of the time-varying ambient fields. The remanent magnetic fields measured in the Descartes region are the largest extraterrestrial fields yet measured in situ. These measurements show for the first time that the Descartes highlands have a stronger remanent magnetization than do the mare regions of the previous Apollo landing sites. The experimental technique used in the LPM experiment is described and the preliminary results obtained are discussed.


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    Title :

    Lunar portable magnetometer experiment


    Contributors:
    Dyal, P. (author) / Parkin, C. W. (author) / Sonett, C. P. (author) / Dubois, R. L. (author) / Simmons, G. (author)


    Publication date :

    1972-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Lunar portable magnetometer experiment

    Du Bois, R. L. / Dyal, P. / Parkin, C. W. et al. | NTRS | 1971


    Lunar surface magnetometer experiment

    Dyal, P. / Parkin, C. W. / Sonett, C. P. | NTRS | 1970


    Lunar surface magnetometer experiment

    Dyal, P. / Parkin, C. W. / Colburn, D. S. et al. | NTRS | 1972


    Lunar surface magnetometer

    Dyal, P. / Parkin, C. W. / Sonett, C. P. | NTRS | 1970