Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter: Experiment summary after the first year of global mapping of Mars

E. Smith, David; T. Zuber, M.; Frey, Herbert; B. Garvin, J.; W. Head, J.; O. Muhleman, D.; H. Pettengill, G.; J. Phillips, R.; C. Solomon, Sean; Jay Zwally, H.; B. Banerdt, W.; Duxbury, T.; P. Golombek, M.; G. Lemoine, F.; A. Neumann, G.; D. Rowlands, D.; Aharonson, O.; G. Ford, P.; B. Ivanov, A.; L. Johnson, C.; J. McGovern, P.; B. Abshire, James; S. Afzal, Robert; Sun, Xiaoli

doi:10.1029/2000je001364

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Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter: Experiment summary after the first year of global mapping of Mars

Published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres • Oct 1, 2001

Authors:

David E. Smith

M. T. Zuber

Herbert Frey

Abstract

The Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA), an instrument on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft, has measured the topography, surface roughness, and 1.064‐μm reflectivity of Mars and the heights of volatile and dust clouds. This paper discusses the function of the MOLA instrument and the acquisition, ...

Subject

Mars Exploration Program

Altimeter

Remote sensing

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