Author/Authors :
Ramos-Izquierdo، Luis نويسنده , , III، V. Stanley Scott نويسنده , , Schmidt، Stephen نويسنده , , Britt، Jamie نويسنده , , Mamakos، William نويسنده , , Trunzo، Raymond نويسنده , , Cavanaugh، John نويسنده , , Miller، Roger نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The Mercury Laser Altimeter (MLA), developed for the 2004 MESSENGER mission to Mercury, is designed to measure the planetʹs 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.
Keywords :
instrumentation , Metrology , Optical design of instruments , Laser range finder , Measurement , Remote sensing
