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APOLLO 16 XRFS LUNAR SURFACE X-RAY COUNTS V1.0

Metadata Updated: August 23, 2025

This dataset contains two tables of time-ordered, raw event count rates acquired by the Apollo 16 X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer from 20 April to 24 April 1972 during lunar orbit. The tables include counts for all channels of the three proportional counters (unfiltered, magnesium filter, aluminum filter) and the solar monitor.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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References

https://pds.nasa.gov

Dates

Metadata Created Date January 31, 2023
Metadata Updated Date August 23, 2025
Data Update Frequency irregular

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date January 31, 2023
Metadata Updated Date August 23, 2025
Publisher National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Maintainer
Identifier urn:nasa:pds:context_pds3:data_set:data_set.a16c-l-xrfs-2-surface-xray-counts-v1.0_8sqe-h6xc
Data First Published 2018-06-26
Data Last Modified 2025-07-17
Category Earth Science
Public Access Level public
Data Update Frequency irregular
Bureau Code 026:00
Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
Harvest Object Id f96a60cc-9512-4de0-acde-60db2e1ce398
Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
Homepage URL https://pds.nasa.gov/ds-view/pds/viewDataset.jsp?dsid=A16C-L-XRFS-2-SURFACE-XRAY-COUNTS-V1.0
Program Code 026:005
Related Documents https://pds.nasa.gov
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 9974845b6fc86e4588b4266e83deed0e75e670c607d466d442b963abc482629d
Source Schema Version 1.1

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