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Lunar Science from Laser Ranging - Present and FutureThe interior properties of the Moon influence lunar tides and rotation. Three-axis rotation (physical librations) and tides are sensed by tracking lunar landers. The Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR) experiment has acquired 38 yr of increasingly accurate ranges from observatories on the Earth to four corner cube retroreflector arrays on the Moon. Lunar Laser Ranging is reviewed in [1]. Recent lunar science results are in [4,5]. In this abstract present LLR capabilities are described followed by future possibilities.
Document ID
20110013168
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
hdl:2014/41736
Authors
Ratcliff, J. Todd (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Williams, James G. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Turyshev, S. G. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
March 10, 2008
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Location: League City, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: March 10, 2008
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR)
moon core

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