1. Laser Altimetry in the Selene Project
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Ryo-ichi Kouda, Noriyuki Namiki, Nobuyuki Kawano, Tsuneya Tsubokawa, Hiroshi Araki, Hideo Hanada, Seiitsu Tsuruta, Kousuke Heki, Masatsugu Ooe, Jyun-ya Terasono, and Hiromichi Maruyama
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Geology of the Moon ,Laser altimetry ,Geodesy ,Geology - Abstract
Laser altimetry of the Moon is now under investigation as a part of the RISE project in the Moon-Orbiting exploration (SELENE; SELenological and ENgineering Explorer) by Japan in 2002–2003. Main objective of this measurement is to construct a precise and global topography of the moon with the 5m vertical resolution and with a center-to-center along-track footprint spacing of 330m. The topography will be a great contribution for addressing several problems of lunar geology and geophysics such as morphological dichotomy, internal structure, isostatic state, and various surface modification processes of the moon.
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- 1997
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