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Lunar laser ranging: a continuing legacy of the apollo program

J O Dickey, P L Bender, J E Faller

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |July 22, 1994
    PubMed
    Summary

    Lunar laser ranging (LLR), initiated by Apollo 11, uses lasers to precisely measure Earth-Moon distance. This technique has significantly advanced lunar science, gravitational physics, and our understanding of celestial mechanics.

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