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Skylab-earth laser-beacon experiment - Results and analysisPhotographs of a ground-based laser beacon were taken by astronauts on board the Skylab spacecraft. Unexpected large and elliptical laser-beam images were recorded. The photographic results are presented and discussed in terms of possible atmospheric scattering mechanisms. Current beacon experiments with the Landsat spacecraft are also discussed.
Document ID
19790063095
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Bufton, J. L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Caudill, L. O. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Mcgunigal, T. E. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Piech, K. R. (Calspan Corp. Buffalo, N.Y., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1979
Subject Category
Geosciences (General)
Accession Number
79A47108
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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