Lunar Dust Detector (IMAGE)

American Geophysical Union

Lunar Dust Detector

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The Lunar Dust Detector, attached to the leftmost corner of this experiment package left by the Apollo 12 astronauts, made the first measurement of lunar dust accumulation. As the matchbox-sized device's three solar panels became covered by dust, the voltage they produced dropped.

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