Development of an in situ thermal conductivity measurement for the lunar heat flow experiment.
Discussion of the design and calibration of the heat flow experiment of the Apollo Lunar Scientific Experiments Package (ALSEP). The principal objective is to gain evidence on the bulk chemistry of the moon. The heat flow is determined by making independent measurements of the vertical temperature gradient and the thermal conductivity in the inner surface layer (the regolith). Attention is given to the errors associated with the experimental technique. The low thermal conductivity of the regolith layer presents both advantages and disadvantages in heat flow measurement.
Langseth, M. G., Jr.↗