SIDE and CCIG Instruments

Title

SIDE and CCIG Instruments

Description

A photo of the SIDE (Suprathermal Ion Detection Experiment) and the smaller CCIG (Cold-Cathode Gauge Experiment). These instruments are components of the ALSEP, or the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (NASA),

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

2555b58b-7b80-454f-9c6d-e03ec285c1d4

Original Format

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

Physical Dimensions

2340 x 2335

Timestamp

125:32:45

Image URL

https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/AS15-86-11597HR.jpg

Source URL

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

Location of subject

Mt. Hadley Delta

NASA Image ID

AS15-86-11597HR

Collection

Innovation

Citation

NASA, “SIDE and CCIG Instruments,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed May 15, 2025, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/24.

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