Lunar Ejecta and Meteorites Experiment

Lunar Ejecta and Meteorites Experiment
The Apollo 17 LEAM instrument on the Moon
AcronymLEAM
Notable experimentsApollo 17

The Lunar Ejecta and Meteorites Experiment (LEAM) was a lunar science experiment that flew to the Moon on board Apollo 17 in 1972. It collected information on dust particles produced as a result of meteoroid impacts on the surface of the Moon.[1]

  1. ^ "Apollo 17 Preliminary Science Report". history.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-12-23.