We report the design and test results of the mercury laser altimeter on the MESSENGER mission to be launched in July-August 2004. The altimeter will provide planet surface topography measurements via laser pulse time-of-flight.
Design and performance measurement of the mercury laser altimeter
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). ; 2 ; 2 pp. vol.2
2004-01-01
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