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Apollo 14 Lunar Portable Magnetometer Measurement

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1971

Edgar Mitchell6 February 1971

Fra Mauro · Science / Astronomy

Uses the Lunar Portable Magnetometer during the Cone Crater traverse to measure the weak magnetic field present at the Fra Mauro site.

Names involved

Edgar Mitchell

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