title: Optical system design and integration of the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter.
abstract: The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA), developed for the 2009 Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission, is designed to measure the Moon's topography via laser ranging. A description of the LOLA optical system and its measured optical performance during instrument-level and spacecraft-level integration and testing are presented.
authors.affiliation: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Optics Branch, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA. Luis.A.Ramos-Izquierdo@nasa.gov
authors.forename: Luis
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authors.lastname: Ramos-Izquierdo
authors.forename: V Stanley
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authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Joseph
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authors.lastname: Connelly
authors.forename: Stephen
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authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: William
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authors.lastname: Mamakos
authors.forename: Jeffrey
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authors.lastname: Guzek
authors.forename: Carlton
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authors.lastname: Peters
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authors.lastname: Liiva
authors.forename: Michael
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authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: John
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authors.lastname: Cavanaugh
authors.forename: Haris
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authors.lastname: Riris