title: A search for far-ultraviolet emissions from the lunar atmosphere.
abstract: An ultraviolet spectrometer aboard the Apollo 17 orbiting spacecraft attempted to measure ultraviolet emissions from the lunar atmosphere. The only emissions observed were from a transient atmosphere introduced by the lunar landing engine. The absence of atomic hydrogen implies that solar wind protons are converted to hydrogen molecules at the lunar surface.
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Fastie
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Moos
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Barth
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Donahue