Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment
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The Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment was a scientific instrument deployed during the Apollo 17 mission to measure and analyze the extremely tenuous lunar atmosphere.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2169257 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment Context triple: [Apollo 17, notableExperiment, Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment]
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A.
SLIM lunar lander
The SLIM lunar lander is a Japanese spacecraft designed by JAXA to demonstrate high-precision, lightweight landing technology on the Moon’s surface.
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B.
Luna 11
Luna 11 was a Soviet unmanned spacecraft from the Luna program, launched in 1966 to study the Moon from lunar orbit.
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C.
Luna 10
Luna 10 was a Soviet spacecraft that became the first artificial satellite to orbit the Moon, marking a major milestone in early lunar exploration.
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D.
Earth Resources Experiment Package
The Earth Resources Experiment Package was a suite of remote-sensing instruments flown on NASA’s Skylab space station to study Earth’s land, oceans, and atmosphere for resource and environmental monitoring.
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E.
Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment
Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment is a scientific instrument on India’s Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission designed to study the Moon’s surface temperature and thermal properties.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment Target entity description: The Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment was a scientific instrument deployed during the Apollo 17 mission to measure and analyze the extremely tenuous lunar atmosphere.
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A.
SLIM lunar lander
The SLIM lunar lander is a Japanese spacecraft designed by JAXA to demonstrate high-precision, lightweight landing technology on the Moon’s surface.
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B.
Luna 11
Luna 11 was a Soviet unmanned spacecraft from the Luna program, launched in 1966 to study the Moon from lunar orbit.
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C.
Luna 10
Luna 10 was a Soviet spacecraft that became the first artificial satellite to orbit the Moon, marking a major milestone in early lunar exploration.
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D.
Earth Resources Experiment Package
The Earth Resources Experiment Package was a suite of remote-sensing instruments flown on NASA’s Skylab space station to study Earth’s land, oceans, and atmosphere for resource and environmental monitoring.
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E.
Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment
Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment is a scientific instrument on India’s Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission designed to study the Moon’s surface temperature and thermal properties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar surface experiment
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mass spectrometer ⓘ scientific instrument ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LACE ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataType |
neutral gas mass spectra
ⓘ
partial pressures of atmospheric constituents ⓘ |
| deployedBy |
Eugene Cernan
ⓘ
Harrison H. Schmitt ⓘ
surface form:
Harrison Schmitt
|
| deploymentBody | Moon ⓘ |
| deploymentSite | Taurus–Littrow valley ⓘ |
| designedToOperateDuring | extended period after crew departure ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1972-12-11 ⓘ |
| landingMission | Apollo 17 ⓘ |
| lastHumanVisitToSite | 1972-12-14 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1972-12-07 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn V ⓘ |
| location |
Taurus–Littrow valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Taurus–Littrow ALSEP site
|
| mass | on the order of several kilograms ⓘ |
| measuredSpecies |
argon
ⓘ
helium ⓘ hydrogen ⓘ neon ⓘ other neutral gases ⓘ |
| measurementTechnique | mass spectrometry ⓘ |
| missionNumber | Apollo 17 ⓘ |
| missionPhase |
Apollo 17
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo 17 surface operations
|
| notableFinding |
confirmation of extremely low lunar atmospheric density
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detection of argon-40 in the lunar atmosphere ⓘ evidence for radiogenic origin of some lunar atmospheric argon ⓘ |
| operatedOn | Moon ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | lunar night and day cycles ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf |
Apollo 17
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo 17 mission
ALSEP (Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package) ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package
|
| powerSource |
ALSEP (Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package)
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package power system
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| primaryObjective |
measure composition of the lunar atmosphere
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measure density of the lunar atmosphere ⓘ study temporal variations of the lunar atmosphere ⓘ |
| relatedExperiment |
ALSEP (Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package)
ⓘ
surface form:
Lunar Ejecta and Meteorites experiment
Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment ⓘ ALSEP (Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package) ⓘ
surface form:
Lunar Surface Gravimeter
|
| scientificDiscipline |
atmospheric science
ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ |
| spaceProgram | Apollo program ⓘ |
| status | inactive ⓘ |
| studiedProperty | tenuous lunar exosphere ⓘ |
| targetBody | Moon ⓘ |
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Subject: Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment Description of subject: The Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment was a scientific instrument deployed during the Apollo 17 mission to measure and analyze the extremely tenuous lunar atmosphere.
Referenced by (1)
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