NSSDCA ID: 1966-081A-05
Mission Name: Gemini 11To insure that adequate protection against UV radiation is provided astronauts on the surface of the moon the spectral albedo of the moon between 2000 and 3000 A was to be measured using an objective grating spectrograph. The spectral irradiance of the moon's surface would be obtained by relating microdensitometer traces of the lunar spectrograms to calibration spectrograms. The UV spectrograph consisted of a 70 mm general purpose experimental camera with an objective grating attachment. It had a F/3.3 UV achromatic lens with quartz/lithium flouride elements and a focal length of 7.3 cm. Due to unfavorable phase angles of the moon with respect to the spacecraft during the flight, however, the experiment could not be conducted.
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Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Mr. Roy C. Stokes | Principal Investigator | NASA Johnson Space Center |