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Laser Ranging between the Mercury Laser Altimeter and an Earth-based Laser Satellite Tracking Station over a 24-million-km Distance

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Abstract

Using the Mercury Laser Altimeter, a 10-cm laser ranging precision was demonstrated between Earth and the MESSENGER spacecraft over a 24-million-km distance in space.

© 2005 Optical Society of America

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