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Scott, R. F.

Publications and source records attributed to Scott, R. F..

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Principal science results from Surveyor 5.

Surveyor 5 Mare Tranquillitatis landing site similarity to Oceanus Procellarum sites, discussing surface material elemental composition and lunar structure

Batterson, S. A.

Burrowing apparatus

A soil burrowing mole is described in which a housing has an auger blade wound around a front portion. This portion is rotatable about a housing longitudinal axis relative to an externally finned housing rear portion upon operation of driving means to cause an advance through soil and the like. The housing carries a sensor sensitive to deviation from a predetermined path and to which is coupled means for steering the housing to maintain the path.

Scott, R. F.

Principal scientific results

Surveyor 5 measurements of chemical elements and magnetic properties of lunar surface composition

Batterson, S. A.