Technical Letter: Astrogeology-11 Apollo Applications Program Investigations Field Test 3
Dates
Publication Date
1966-01-01
Time Period
1966-01-01
Citation
Gerald G. Schaber, 19660101, Technical Letter: Astrogeology-11 Apollo Applications Program Investigations Field Test 3: , https://doi.org/10.5066/P98C47GK.
Summary
Apollo Applications Program (AAP) Test 3 was held in Flagstaff, Arizona, as an initial feasibility study of rock thin-section preparation and remote television monitoring of the microscopic image, for possible use on AAP missions. During the 18 hours of actual test operations 38 thin sections were prepared. Of these, 25 were examined with a petrographic microscope with a television link to the Communications Data Reception and Analysis facility (CDRA) in another part of town. Instruments tested included a semi-automatic thin-section fabricating apparatus and two microscope-television systems. The exchange of information between test subjects and CDRA personnel was more coordinated and of greater geologic value than in previous tests [...]
Summary
Apollo Applications Program (AAP) Test 3 was held in Flagstaff, Arizona, as an initial feasibility study of rock thin-section preparation and remote television monitoring of the microscopic image, for possible use on AAP missions. During the 18 hours of actual test operations 38 thin sections were prepared. Of these, 25 were examined with a petrographic microscope with a television link to the Communications Data Reception and Analysis facility (CDRA) in another part of town. Instruments tested included a semi-automatic thin-section fabricating apparatus and two microscope-television systems. The exchange of information between test subjects and CDRA personnel was more coordinated and of greater geologic value than in previous tests of an analytical nature, and a satisfactory amount of petrographic data was accumulated during the test.
This report is one of a series designated "Apollo Applications Program Investigations Field Tests" that presents the results of field studies carried out by the Manned Lunar Exploration Studies Section of the Branch of Astrogeology, U.S. Geological Survey, for the Apollo Applications Program. The tests are conducted to evaluate scientific instrumentation, geological and geophysical techniques, and integrated operational procedures that are potentially suitable for use in lunar exploration during the Apollo Applications Program. Two other series, "Early Apollo Field Tests" and "Advanced Systems Field Tests," report on similar tests conducted to evaluate instrumentation, techniques, and integrated procedures, suitable for those stages of lunar exploration.
