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Lunar Eclipse Observations Reveal Anomalous Thermal Performance of Apollo Reflectors
T. W. Murphy, R. J. McMillan, N. H. Johnson +1
Laser ranging measurements during the total lunar eclipse on 2010 December 21 verify previously suspected thermal lensing in the retroreflectors left on the lunar surface by the Ap…
Laser Ranging to the Lost Lunokhod~1 Reflector
T. W. Murphy, E. G. Adelberger, J. B. R. Battat +6
In 1970, the Soviet Lunokhod 1 rover delivered a French-built laser reflector to the Moon. Although a few range measurements were made within three months of its landing, these mea…
Long-term degradation of optical devices on the moon
T. W. Murphy, E. G. Adelberger, J. B. R. Battat +6
Forty years ago, Apollo astronauts placed the first of several retroreflector arrays on the lunar surface. Their continued usefulness for laser-ranging might suggest that the lunar…