Design and performance measurement of the mercury laser altimeter

We report the design and test results of the mercury laser altimeter on the MESSENGER mission to be launched in July-August 2004. The altimeter will provide planet surface topography measurements via laser pulse time-of-flight.

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Published inConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO) Vol. 2; p. 2 pp. vol.2
Main Authors Xiaoli Sun, Cavanaugh, J.F., Smith, J.C., Bartels, A.E.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2004
Subjects
Event detection
Extraterrestrial measurements
Instruments
Optical design
Optical pulses
Optical receivers
Optical transmitters
Pulse measurements
Surface topography
Telescopes
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Summary:We report the design and test results of the mercury laser altimeter on the MESSENGER mission to be launched in July-August 2004. The altimeter will provide planet surface topography measurements via laser pulse time-of-flight.
ISBN:9781557527776
1557527776