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Seismometer readings studied in Mission Control Center
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Seismometer readings studied in Mission Control Center

NASA / JSC · 1971-07-29 · photograph (digital archive)

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The seismometer reading from the impact made by the Apollo 15 Saturn S-IVB stage when it struck the lunar surface is studied by scientists in the Mission Control Center. Dr. Gary Latham (dark suit, wearing lapel button) of Columbia University is responsible for the design and experiment data analysis of the Passive Seismic Experiment of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiment Package (ALSEP). The man on the left, writing, is Nafi Toksos of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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ACTIVITYAPOLLO 15 FLIGHTAPOLLO PROJECTCONSOLESIMPACTLUNAR SURFACEINTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL CENTERJOHNSON SPACE CENTERPERSONNELTEXAS SATURN LAUNCH VEHICLESSEISMOGRAPHS
Credit lineSeismometer readings studied in Mission Control Center. NASA/JSC, 1971-07-29. Public domain. ID: S71-41422.
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