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This site describes the one Apollo experiment still functioning--the corner mirrors that Apollo astronauts placed on the moon to reflect laser pulses from Earth back to Earth. Monitoring these pulses makes the precise measurement of the distance to the Moon possible.
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Keywords:
Apollo, Buzz Aldrin, Laser ranging, Neil Armstrong, Reflection, corner mirror, distance to the moon, first man on the moon
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Metadata instance created August 5, 2008 by Logan Hancock
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August 9, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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December 6, 2006
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(National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 2004), WWW Document, (https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2004/21jul_llr/).
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What Neil & Buzz Left on the Moon (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 2004), <https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2004/21jul_llr/>.
APA Format
What Neil & Buzz Left on the Moon. (2006, December 6). Retrieved March 29, 2024, from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2004/21jul_llr/
Chicago Format
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. What Neil & Buzz Left on the Moon. Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, December 6, 2006. https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2004/21jul_llr/ (accessed 29 March 2024).
MLA Format
What Neil & Buzz Left on the Moon. Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004. 6 Dec. 2006. 29 Mar. 2024 <https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2004/21jul_llr/>.
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