Liquid metal mirror for optical measurements of orbital debris

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 213-219

  Potter, Andrew E ^a   Mulrooney, Mark ^b  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID METALS; MERCURY (METAL); MIRRORS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; ORBITS; PERFORMANCE;

LOW EARTH ORBITS;

SPACE DEBRIS;

EID: 0030719670     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00003-3     Document Type: Article

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