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Constraints on the lunar core viscosity from tidal deformation
Arthur Briaud, Agnès Fienga, Daniele Melini +8
We use the tidal deformations of the Moon induced by the Earth and the Sun as a tool for studying the inner structure of our satellite. Based on measurements of the degree-two tida…
Next-Generation Geodesy at the Lunar South Pole: An Opportunity Enabled by the Artemis III Crew
Vishnu Viswanathan, Erwan Mazarico, Stephen Merkowitz +3
Lunar retro-reflector arrays (LRAs) consisting of corner-cube reflectors (CCRs) placed on the nearside of the Moon during the Apollo era have demonstrated their longevity, cost-eff…
Extending Science from Lunar Laser Ranging
Vishnu Viswanathan, Erwan Mazarico, Stephen Merkowitz +18
The Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR) experiment has accumulated 50 years of range data of improving accuracy from ground stations to the laser retroreflector arrays (LRAs) on the lunar su…
A Recipe for Geophysical Exploration of Enceladus
Anton I. Ermakov, Ryan S. Park, Javier Roa +13
Orbital geophysical investigations of Enceladus are critical to understanding its energy balance. We identified key science questions for the geophysical exploration of Enceladus,…
Observational constraint on the radius and oblateness of the lunar core-mantle boundary
Vishnu Viswanathan, Nicolas Rambaux, Agnes Fienga +2
Lunar laser ranging (LLR) data and Apollo seismic data analyses, revealed independent evidence for the presence of a fluid lunar core. However, the size of the lunar fluid core rem…
The new lunar ephemeris INPOP17a and its application to fundamental physics
V. Viswanathan, A. Fienga, O. Minazzoli +3
We present here the new INPOP lunar ephemeris, INPOP17a. This ephemeris is obtained through the numerical integration of the equations of motion and of rotation of the Moon, fitted…