Optical system design and integration of the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter.
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The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA), developed for the 2009 Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission, is designed to measure the Moon's topography via laser ranging. A description of the LOLA optical system and its measured optical performance during instrument-level and spacecraft-level integration and testing are presented.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Applied optics
دوره 48 16 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009