Gemini 10 Experiments
Zodiacal Light Photography
- to obtain color photographs of the zodiacal light (a cloudy, hazy,
misty light seen in the west after twilight and in the east before dawn)
and the airglow ( a faint background illumination of the night sky)
Tri-Axis Magnetometer
- to monitor the direction and amplitude of the earth's magnetic field
with respect to the spacecraft
Synoptic (Wide Angle) Terrain
Photography
- to obtain high-quality, small scale
photographs of selected parts of the earth's surface for use in research
in geology, geophysics, geography, oceanography, and other fields, and
for use in planning photography for future space programs
Synoptic (Wide Angle) Weather
Photography
- to learn about the earth's weather systems
as revealed by the detail possible from high-quality cloud photographs
made selectively
Micrometeorite Collection
- to collect micrometeorites to study the physical and chemical nature
of interplanetary dust in its primary form
Ultraviolet Astronomical Camera
- to test the techniques of ultraviolet photography under vacuum conditions
and to obtain ultraviolet radiation observations of stars in the wave length
region of 2000 to 4000 Angstroms by spectral means
Ion Wake Measurement
- to determine and measure the ion and electron wake structure and perturbation
of the ambient medium produced by an orbiting vehicle
Agena Micrometeorite Collection
- to study the micrometeorite content of the upper atmosphere and near-earth
space environment
Beta Spectrometer
- to determine the radiation environment external to the spacecraft
Bremsstrahlung Spectrometer
- to determine the Bremsstrahlung flex-energy spectra inside the Gemini
spacecraft while passing through the South Atlantic Magnetic Anamoly regions
Star Occultation Navigation
- to determine the usefulness of star occultation measurements for space
navigation and to establish a density profile for updating atmospheric
models for horizon-based measurement systems
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