Apollo Solar Wind Composition Experiment

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Apollo_Solar_Wind_Composition_Experiment
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific research
gptkbp:alsoDeployedOn gptkb:Apollo_12
gptkb:Apollo_16
gptkb:Apollo_17
gptkb:Apollo_14
gptkb:Apollo_15
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:SWC
gptkbp:analyzedAt gptkb:University_of_Bern
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:collectedParticles gptkb:argon
gptkb:helium
gptkb:neon
other solar wind ions
gptkbp:component aluminum foil sheet
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:deployment lunar surface
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Johannes_Geiss
gptkb:Peter_Eberhardt
gptkbp:durationOfExposure several hours
gptkbp:firstReleased gptkb:Apollo_11
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Swiss_National_Science_Foundation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Apollo Solar Wind Composition Experiment
gptkbp:notableFor first experiment deployed by humans on another celestial body
gptkbp:operatedBy astronauts
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Apollo_program
gptkbp:purpose measure solar wind
gptkbp:samplesReturnedTo gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:significance first definitive isotopic measurements of solar wind
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Johannes_Geiss
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6