Lape laser altimeter for planetary exploration

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 543, 2004, Pages 31-35

  Rando, N ^a   Murphy, E ^b   Falkner, P ^a   Peacock, T ^a  

^a Science Payloads and Advanced Concepts Office   (Netherlands)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Altimeter; ESA; Laser; Mercury; Planetary exploration; Spacecraft; Topographic mapping

Indexed keywords

ESA; PLANETARY EXPLORATION; SPACE AGENCY; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

LASERS; MAPPING; PLANETS; SPACECRAFT; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TELESCOPES;

ANEROID ALTIMETERS;

EID: 22144436299     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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