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What Neil & Buzz Left on the Moon
published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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.
https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2004/21jul_l...
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© 2004 NASA
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/>.
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What Neil & Buzz Left on the Moon. (2006, December 6). Retrieved May 2, 2025, 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 2 May 2025).
MLA Format
What Neil & Buzz Left on the Moon. Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004. 6 Dec. 2006. 2 May 2025 <https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2004/21jul_llr/>.
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