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} }
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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