File:A17 lunar surface gravimeter.jpg
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English: The Apollo 17 lunar Surface Gravimeter was designed by Joseph Weber to accurately measure the lunar gravity and how it changed with time. Its original purpose of searching for gravitational waves did not succeed due to a fabrication fault in the instrument. |
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| Source | https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experiment/display.action?id=1972-096C-09 |
| Author | Apollo 17 Gene Cernan |
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