2 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
Simulation of laser travel-time on Mercury for BELA
Jean Barron, Frédéric Schmidt, François Andrieu +3
Recent laser altimeters are able to not only measure the ranging distance between the spacecraft and the surface but also the full time-of-flight of the photons or pulse shape. Thi…
astro-ph.EP2026
NovaMoon: A Strategic Lunar Reference Station for Positioning, Timing, and Largely Enhanced Science in the Earth-Moon System
Serena Molli, Agnès Fienga, Pascale Defraigne +82
The renewed interest in lunar exploration and the development of future lunar communication and navigation services highlight the need for a precise, stable, and interoperable geod…