Small All-Range Lidar for Asteroid and Comet Core Missions

We report the development of a new type of space lidar specifically designed for missions to small planetary bodies for both topographic mapping and support of sample collection or landing. The instrument is designed to have a wide dynamic range with several operation modes for different mission pha...

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Main Authors: Xiaoli Sun, Daniel R. Cremons, Erwan Mazarico, Guangning Yang, James B. Abshire, David E. Smith, Maria T. Zuber, Mark Storm, Nigel Martin, Jacob Hwang, Jeff D. Beck, Nathan R. Huntoon, Dick M. Rawlings
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/9/3081