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2 ]60 Appendix I Appendix I. Lunar Spaceflights. Successful missions are indicate d by an asterisk; dates are Greenwich Mean T im e Launch Completion Chapter Name Type date date[ described Pioneer 0 orbiter 17 Aug. 17 Aug. (E) 2 Pioneer 1 orbiter 11 Oct. 13 Oct. (E) 2 Pioneer 2 orbiter 8 Nov. 8 Nov. (E) 2 Pioneer 3 distant flyby 6 Dec. 7 Dec. (E) Luna 1 crash lander 2Jan. 5Jan. (F) 2 "Pioneer 4 distant flyby 3 ),Ilar. 4 Mar. (F) 2 "Luna 2 crash lander 12 Sep. 13 Sep. (I) 2 " Luna 3 far-side flyby 4 Oct. 7 Oct. (F) 2 Pioneer orbiter 26 Nov. 26 Nov. (E) Pioneer orbiter 25 Se p. 25 Sep. (E) Pioneer orbiter 15 Dec. 15 Dec. (E) 1961 Ranger 1 test 23 Aug. 23 Aug. (E) 3, 5 Ranger 2 test 18 Nov. 18 Nov. (E) Ranger 3 crash lander 26 Jan. 28 Jan. (F) 3,5 Ranger 4 crash lander 23 Apr. 26 Apr. (I) 3, 5 Ranger 5 crash lander 18 Oct. 21 Oct. (F) 3, Luna soft lander 4Jan. 5 Jan. (E) 7 Lun a soft lander 2 Feb. 2 Feb. (E) 7 Lun a 4 soft lander 2 Apr. 6 Apr. (F) Ranger 6 crash land er 30 Jan. 2 Feb. (I) 5 "Ranger 7 crash lander 28 Jul y 31J uly (I) 5
3 Lunar Spaceflights Launch Completion Chapter Name Type date date] described 1965 *Ranger 8 crash lander 17 Feb. 20 Feb. (I) 5 Kosmos 60 probable lander 12 Mar. 17 Mar. (E) 7 *Ranger 9 crash lander 21 Mar. 24 Mar. (I) 5 Luna 5 soft lande r 9 May 12 May (I) 7 Luna 6 soft lander 8 June 11June (F) 7 *Zond 3 flyby 18July 20 July (F) 6 Luna 7 soft lander 4 Oct. 7 Oct. (I) 7 Luna 8 soft lander 3 Dec. 6 De c. (I) "Luna 9 soft lander 31 Jan. 6 Feb. (T) 7 Kosmos III orbiter? 1 Ma r. 3 Mar. (E) "Luna 10 orbiter 31 Mar. 30 May (T) 7 "Surveyor I soft lander 30 May 7 Jan (T) 8 Explore r 33 orbiter 1July Earth orbit *Lunar Orbiter 1 orbiter 10 Aug. 13 Sep. (T) 9 "Luna II orbit er 24 Aug. I Oct. (T) 7 Surveyor 2 soft lander 20 Sep. 22 Sep. (1) 8 "Luna 12 orbit er 22 Oct. 19Jan (T) 7 "Lunar Orbite r 2 orbiter 6 Nov. 6 Dec. (T) 9 "Luna 13 soft lander 21 Dec. 30 Dec. (T) "Lunar Orbiter 3 orbiter 5 Feb. 2 Mar. (T) 9 "Surveyor 3 soft lander 17 Apr. 4May(T) 8 "Lunar Orbiter 4 orbiter 4 May 1June (T) 9 Surveyor 4 soft lander 14July 17July (I?) 8 "Explorer 35 distant orbiter 19July Feb (T) 12 "Lunar Orbiter 5 orbiter 1 Aug. 27 Aug. (T) 9 "Surveyor 5 soft lander 8 Sep. 17 Dec. (T) 8 "Surveyor 6 soft lander 7 Nov. 14 Dec. (T) 8
4 Appendix I Launch Completion Chapter Name Type date datef described 1968 "Surveyor 7 soft lander 7 Jan. 21 Feb. (T) 8 Zond 4 test 2 Mar. 10 Luna 14 orbiter 7 Apr. 13 "Zond 5 flyby 14 Sep. 21 Sep. (L) 10 *'Zond 6 flyby 10 Nov. 17 Nov. (L) 10 "Apollo 8 manned orbiter 21 Dec. 27 Dec. (L) "Apollo 10 manned orbiter 18 May 26 May (L) 10 Luna IS sampler or rover 13July 21 July (I) II "Apollo 11 manned lander 16July 24July (L) 11 *'Zond 7 flyby 8 Aug. 14 Aug. (L) 13 Kosmos 300 sampler or rover 23 Sep. 27 Sep. (E) Kosmos 305 sampler or rover 22 Oct. 22 Oct. (E) "Apollo 12 manned lander 14 Nov, 24 Nov. (L) Apollo 13 manned lander I I Apr. 17 Apr. (L) 13 "Luna 16 sample returner 12 Sep. 24 Sep. (L) 13 "Zond 8 flyby 20 Oct. 27 Oct. (L) 13 "Luna 17 Lunokhod I rover 10 Nov. Oct (T) "Apollo 14 manned lander 31 Jan. 9 Feb. (L) 14 "Apollo IS manned lander 26 July 7 Aug. (L) IS Luna 18 sample returner 2 Sep. II Sep. (I) 16 "Luna 19 orbiter 28 Sep. Oct (T) "Luna 20 sample returner 14 Feb. 25 Feb. (L) 16 *Apollo 16 manned lander 16 Apr. 27 Apr. (L) 16 "Apollo 17 manned lander 7 Dec. 19 Dec. (L) 17
5 Lunar Spaceflights Laun ch Completion Chapter Name Type date date] described 1973 "Luna 21 Lunokhod 2 rover 8Jan. June? (T) 13,1 8 "Mariner 10 flyby 3 Nov. 5 Nov. (F)t " Luna 22 orbiter 29 May Sep (T ) Luna 23 sample returner 28 Oct. 9 Nov. (T) 1975 Lun a sample returner? 16 Oct. 16 Oct. (E) 1976 "Luna 24 sample returner 9 Aug. 23 Aug. (L) 18 ' Successful mission. [Completion refers to launch failure or Earth-atmosphere reentry(e), lunar flyby (F), lunar impact(i), successful landing or splashdownon Earth (L), or cessation ofprincipal data transmission (T). r V1ariner IO'Sphotographic lunar flyby was incidental to its Venus-Mercurymission.
6 ]64 Appendix 2 Appendix 2. Science Experiments Carried by Apollo Missions. Apollo Experiment * Orbital (CSM) Multispectral photography Gamma-ray spectrometer x-ray fluorescence spectrometer Alpha-particle spectrometer s-band transponder (gravity) Bistatic radar Mass spectrometer (atmosphere) Ultraviolet photography (Earth and Moon) Ultraviolet spectrometer (atmosphere) Infrared scanning radiometer Radar sounder Laser altimeter Number revolutions Time in orbit (hours) Hasselblad photography (no. frames) ,350 1,060 1,170 Metric (mapping) photography (no. frames) 3,375 2,514 2,350 Panoramic photography (no. frames) 1,570 1,415 1,580 Orbital (subsatellite) Plasmas and energetic particles Magnetometer s-band transponder (gravity) Data return (months) 6 1 ALSEP Passive seismic Active seismic
7 Experiments Carried ~y ApolloMissions Apollo Experiment * Magnetometer (stationary) Solar wind spectrometer Suprathermal ion detector (ionosphere) Hea t flow Cha rged particles (environment) Cold cathode gage (atmosphere) Lunar ejecta and meteorites Mass spectrometer (atmosphere) Surface gravimeter (stationary) Dust detector Non-ALsEP surface Soil mechanics Solar wind composition Portable magnetometer Laser ranging retrore flector Cos mic ray dete ctors Far uv camera/spectrogra ph (space) Seismic profiling Traverse gravimeter Neutron probe Surface electrical properties Closeup photography (pairs) 17 IS 17 1 / 2 Hasselblad photography (no. frames) ,150 1,774 2,200 Time on M oon (hours) Number EVAS Duration EVAS (hours) Total traverse length (Ian) Sample weight (kg) ' Apollo 13 did not reach the lunar surface.
8 ]66 Appendix] Appendix 3. Progress toward Scientific Objectives at Time ofapo llo 17 Site Selection (between Apollos 15 and 16). Apollo Objective IS Early lun ar history m m M? E Old crus tal and interior materials J- 1\1? E Ma jor basins (> 250 km) and mascons m m M M E Highland crustal evolution m M [\ 1 E Mare fillings M J'vl M D Large craters (> 40 km) and their products m E Postmare internal history m M M E Regolith evolution M J'vl m M 1\-1? D Regolith interactions with extralun ar environment M m m M M? D Present interior, physical, and chem ical state m m M M Iv1? E Lunar heterogeneity m M m E Source: From memora ndum prepared for Noel W. Hinners by William R. Mu ehlberger and Leon T. Silver, dated 30 November 197I. Abbreviations: M '= major contribution; m = significant but limited contribution; E = essential; D = desirable but less urgent.
9 Objectives of Lunar Exploration Appendix 4. Geologic Periods and Notable Events in Lunar History (after Wilhelms Ig87). Approximate time (aeons ago) (I) 4.2(1) Event Accretion of Moon in Earth orbit. Differentiation of crust and mantle; plutonism, volcanism, and impact mixing and melting. Crustal solidification and formation of oldest preserved impact basins. Formation of at least 30 pre-nectarian basins. Necta ris basin impact, beginning Nectarian Period. Formation of 10 more Nectarian basins, including Serenitatis and Crisium. Imbrium basin impact, marking Nectarian-Imbrian period boundary; eruption of oldest dated intact mare lava flows. Formation oflast large basin (Orientale), marking Early Imbrian-Late Imbrian epoch boundary. Eruption of most voluminous mare lavas and pyroclastics; continued though diminished impact crate ring. Imbrian-Eratosthenian period boundary. Continued mare volcanism and impact crate ring. Eratosthenian-Copernican period boundary. Copernicus impact; approximate time oflast mare eruptions. Tycho impact.
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