• DOI:10.1016/j.asr.2005.05.013
Corpus ID: 14801321

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={J. Williams and S. Turyshev and D. Boggs and J. T. Ratcliff},
  journal={Advances in Space Research},
  year={2006},
  volume={37},
  pages={67-71}
}

J. Williams, S. Turyshev, +1 author J. T. Ratcliff

Published 2006

Physics

Advances in Space Research

Laser pulses fired at retroreflectors on the Moon provide very accurate ranges. Analysis yields information on Earth, Moon, and orbit. The highly accurate retroreflector positions have uncertainties less than a meter. Tides on the Moon show strong dissipation, with Q = 33 ± 4 at a month and a weak dependence on period. Lunar rotation depends on interior properties; a fluid core is indicated with radius ∼20% that of the Moon. Tests of relativistic gravity verify the equivalence principle to ±1.4… CONTINUE READING

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