Title :
Laser pulses from earth detected at Mars
Author :
Abshire, James B. ; Sun, Xiaoli ; Neumann, Gregg ; McGarry, Jan ; Zagwodzki, Tom ; Jester, Peggy ; Riris, Haris ; Zuber, Maria ; Smith, David
Author_Institution :
Solar Syst. Exploration Div., NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Abstract :
Over 500 pulses transmitted from a ground-based Nd:YAG laser were detected in Mars orbit, at with the MOLA instrument on-board the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft on September 28, 2005, at distance of 80.1 Mkm.
Keywords :
Earth; Mars; astronomical techniques; laser ranging; neodymium; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; solid lasers; AD 2005 09 28; Earth; MOLA instrument; Mars; Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft; Nd:YAG laser; ground-based laser; laser pulses; Earth; Instruments; Laser theory; Mars; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Space technology; Space vehicles; Timing; (280.3400) Laser Range Finder; (280.3640) Lidar; (350.6090) Space Optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628090
