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McDonald observatory lunar laser ranging: Beginning the second 25 years

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

P.J. Shelus ,
R.L. Ricklefs ,
J.G. Ries ,
A.L. Whipple  and
J.R. Wiant
P.J. Shelus
Affiliation:
McDonald Observatory and Department of Astronomy University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712-1083 USA
R.L. Ricklefs
Affiliation:
McDonald Observatory and Department of Astronomy University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712-1083 USA
J.G. Ries
Affiliation:
McDonald Observatory and Department of Astronomy University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712-1083 USA
A.L. Whipple
Affiliation:
McDonald Observatory and Department of Astronomy University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712-1083 USA
J.R. Wiant
Affiliation:
McDonald Observatory and Department of Astronomy University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712-1083 USA

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Lunar laser ranging (LLR) (Dickey et al., 1994) consists of measuring changes in the round-trip travel time for a laser pulse traveling between a transmitter on the Earth and a reflector on the Moon. The lunar surface reflectors are still operating normally after almost three decades of use. The ranging data exhibit a rich spectrum of change due to many effects.

Type
Part X - Solar System Astrometry
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 172: Dynamics, Ephemerides and Astrometry of the Solar System , 1996 , pp. 409 - 414
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996 

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