Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment (IMAGE) Southwest Research Institute Caption Through the ENABLE project, SwRI is adapting a mass spectrometer to return the technology to useful operations on the lunar surface for the first time in half a century. This image of the Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment, deployed by Apollo 17 in 1972, was photographed from the lunar surface by astronaut Harrison Schmitt. Credit Astronaut Harrison Schmitt Usage Restrictions Images/videos may be used by the media and the public for educational and informational purposes only. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.