Title :
Space-based lidar systems
Author_Institution :
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
An overview of space-based lidar systems is presented, from the first laser altimeter on APOLLO 15 mission in 1971 to the Mercury Laser Altimeter on MESSENGER mission currently in orbit, and those currently under development.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; altimeters; optical radar; APOLLO 15 mission; MESSENGER mission; Mercury Laser Altimeter; laser altimeter; space-based lidar systems; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laser radar; Laser theory; Measurement by laser beam; Moon; Space vehicles; Surface topography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
