Closeup of Lunar Surface Magnetometer (LSM)

Title

Closeup of Lunar Surface Magnetometer (LSM)

Description

A photo of the Lunar Surface Magnetometer (LSM). This is one of the components of the ALSEP, or the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package.

Creator

NASA

Source

Apollo 15 Map and Image Library

Date

July 31, 1971

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/a15.alsepdep.html

Format

Still Image

Identifier

Primary Sources

Coverage

EVA 1

UUID

579ec6d5-1a66-4df5-8e41-d77f359f3ddd

Original Format

Still Image, color. Hasselblad film camera, 60mm lens.

Physical Dimensions

2340 x 2335

Timestamp

125:34:51

Image URL

https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/AS15-86-11589HR.jpg

Source URL

https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/images15.html

Location of subject

Mt. Hadley Delta

NASA Image ID

AS15-86-11589

Collection

Innovation

Citation

NASA, “Closeup of Lunar Surface Magnetometer (LSM),” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed November 3, 2025, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/20.

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