Subsatellite Launch Photo Grid
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A series of photos detailing the launch of the subsatellite from the CSM. The subsatellite was designed to study the plasma, particle and magnetic-field environment of the Moon and map the lunar gravity field.
NASA
Apollo Flight Journal
NASA
August 4, 1971
Public Domain
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Subsatellite Launch
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A photo of the subsatellite after its deployment from the CSM. The subsatellite was designed to study the plasma, particle and magnetic-field environment of the Moon and map the lunar gravity field.
NASA
Apollo Lunar Surface Journal
NASA
August 4, 1971
Public Domain
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