Lunar laser ranging science: Gravitational physics and lunar interior and geodesy

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-71

  Williams, James G ^a   Turyshev, Slava G ^a   Boggs, Dale H ^a   Ratcliff, J Todd ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravitational physics; Lunar core; Lunar geodesy; Lunar interior; Lunar laser ranging; Moon; Relativity

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; GRAVITATION; LASERS; MOON; ROTATION;

LUNAR CORE; LUNAR GEODESY; LUNAR INTERIOR;

LUNAR MISSIONS;

EID: 33344477629     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.05.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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