Object Details
Manufacturer
NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Summary
This long, hinged magnetometer boom extended from one of the octagonal sides of the spacecraft body. The magnetic field experiment carried out by Mariner 10 consisted of two 3-axis sensors located at different positions along a 5.8-m (20-ft) boom extending from one of the octagonal sides of the body. Two sensors carried on the boom were biaxial fluxgate magnetometers. Their purpose was to permit the simultaneous measurement of the magnetic field, which is the sum of the weak magnetic field in space (and near the planets) and the magnetic field of the spacecraft itself.
NASA's Jet Propulsion manufactured and transferred this artifact to the Musuem in 1982.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19830006006
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
SPACECRAFT-Uncrewed-Instruments & Payloads
Materials
Aluminum, Aluminized Kapton, Synthetic Fabric, Steel, Plastic
Dimensions
5.8m long
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19830006006