NSSDCA ID: 1962-070A-05
Mission Name: S 55BThis micrometeorite detector consisted of two cadmium-sulfide cells with a total effective area of 48 sq cm. Each cell was shielded by a microthin sheet of polymer plastic coated with aluminized Mylar 0.00063 cm thick. The detectors were mounted at the end of the cylindrical satellite casing just ahead of the antennas. When a micrometeoroid pierced the shield, it admitted light to the cell and changed the cell's resistance. Resistance was calibrated to the size of the micrometeoroid. Data were obtained from cell A for 20 days and from cell B for 55 days. A more complete experiment description may be found in "Measurements of Interplanetary Dust Particle Flux from Explorer XVI CDS and Wire Grid Dust Particles Detectors," NASA-GSFC, X-613-66-451.
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Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Mr. Luc Secretan | Principal Investigator | NASA Langley Research Center |