The Mercury Laser Altimeter (MLA). developed for the 2004 MESSENGER mission to Mercury, is designed to measure the planet's topography via laser ranging. A description of the MLA optical system and its measured optical performance during instrument-level and spacecraft-level integration and testing are presented.


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    Title :

    Optical System Design and Integration of the Mercury Laser Altimeter



    Publication date :

    2005-01-05


    Type of media :

    Preprint


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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