Optical system design and integration of the mercury laser altimeter.
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The Mercury Laser Altimeter (MLA), developed for the 2004 MESSENGER mission to Mercury, is designed to measure the planet's topography by laser ranging. A description of the MLA optical system and its measured optical performance during instrument-level and spacecraft-level integration and testing are presented.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied optics
دوره 44 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005