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(Q94741)

English

Lunar Laser Ranging experiment

ongoing experiment measuring the distance between the Earth and the Moon using laser light

  • LLR
  • laser ranging on the Moon
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instance of
experiment
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corner reflector
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reference URL
https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2004/21jul_llr
quotation
Because the mirrors are "corner-cube reflectors," they send the pulse straight back where it came from. (English)
coordinate location
0°40'15.96"N, 23°28'15.91"E
astronaut mission
Apollo 11
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26°7'59.70"N, 3°37'42.39"E
astronaut mission
Apollo 15
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3°38'42.21"S, 17°28'43.37"W
astronaut mission
Apollo 14
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uses
corner reflector
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Commons category
Lunar laser ranging
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Identifiers

Library of Congress authority ID
sh85078858
object named as
Lunar laser ranging
Variants Laser ranging, Lunar Ranging, Lunar laser
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