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Joseph Weber and group testing lunar gravimeter, December 1971

1971-12 ‧ 4 x 3 cm ‧ Photograph, documentary ‧ monochrome ‧ Jump to full details ‧ Request from Special Collections

Summary:Joseph Weber and group testing the lunar gravimeter at the University of Maryland, College Park in December 1971. The lunar gravimeter was designed for an Apollo 17 experiment, in collaboration with Bendix's aerospace division.
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Maryland
Place of origin – Settlement:College Park
Temporal subject: 1971-1980
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Maryland
Geographical subject – Settlement:College Park
Topical subjects: Weber, J. (Joseph), 1919-2000
Physicists
Astronomy
Experiments
Scientific equipment
Genre:Fisheye photographs
ArchivesUM location:Campus Photo Services
  • box Contact Sheets 9
  • folder December 1971 (1 of 2)
Repository:University Archives
Browse terms:University of Maryland
Science, Technology
University AlbUM Browse terms:People
Copyright holder:University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
Collection:University AlbUM
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