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: Sun, Xiaoli (Author), Cremons, Daniel R. (Author), Mazarico, Erwan (Author), Yang, Guangning (Author), Abshire, James B. (Author), Smith, David E. (Author), Zuber, Maria T. (Author), Storm, Mark (Author), Martin, Nigel (Author), Hwang, Jacob (Author), Beck, Jeff D. (Author), Huntoon, Nathan R. (Author), Rawlings, Dick M. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021-10-27T17:52:38Z.
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