The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission

Haris Riris,John F. Cavanaugh,Xiaoli Sun,Luis Ramos-Izquierdo,Pete Liiva,Mike Rodriguez,Steve Schmidt,Jan F. McGarry,Carlton Peters,Glenn B. Jackson,David E. Smith

The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission

2008

Haris Riris
John F. Cavanaugh
Xiaoli Sun
Luis Ramos-Izquierdo
Pete Liiva
Mike Rodriguez
Steve Schmidt
Jan F. McGarry
Carlton Peters
Glenn B. Jackson
David E. Smith

We describe the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter instrument on NASApsilas Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission, scheduled to launch in October 2008, which will provide a precise lunar high-resolution global topographic map using laser altimetry.

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Physics
Space research
Astrobiology
Remote sensing
Laser
Orbiter
Lunar Laser Ranging experiment
Lidar
Altimeter
Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter
Topographic map

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