• DocumentCode
    2237758
  • Title

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

  • Author

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

  • Author_Institution
    NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    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.
  • Keywords
    height measurement; measurement by laser beam; space research; LOLA; LRO; global topographic map; lunar orbiter laser altimeter; lunar reconnaissance orbiter; space mission; Fiber lasers; Instruments; Laser beams; Moon; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Reconnaissance; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness; Surface topography; (280.3400) Laser Range Finder; (280.3640) Lidar;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571521
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2237758