curprev18:3918:39, 6 February 2022 Seddontalkcontribs 6,141 bytes+6,141 ←Created page with 'Description The Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment (SIDE), part of the ALSEP package, measured positive ions reaching the lunar surface, including magnetospheric ions and those generated from ultraviolet ionization of the lunar atmosphere and from the free-streaming solar wind/lunar surface interaction. Flux, number density, velocity, and energy/unit charge were determined for these ions. The scientific objectives of the experiment were: to provide inform...'Tag: 2017 wikitext editor