Lunar Laser Ranging Science: Gravitational Physics and Lunar Interior and Geodesy

@article{Williams2006LunarLR,
  title={Lunar Laser Ranging Science: Gravitational Physics and Lunar Interior and Geodesy},
  author={James G. Williams and Slava G. Turyshev and Dale H. Boggs and James Todd Ratcliff},
  journal={Advances in Space Research},
  year={2006},
  volume={37},
  pages={67-71}
}
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