Laser altimeter measurements from MESSENGER's recent mercury flybys

• Main Authors: Sun, Xiaoli (Author), Neumann, Gregory A. (Author), Cavanaugh, John F. (Author), McGarry, Jan F. (Author), Smith, David E. (Author), Zuber, Maria (Contributor)
• Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2011-03-11T16:08:55Z.
• Subjects: Article
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The performance of the Mercury Laser Altimeter is reported from MESSENGER's flybys of Mercury in January and October 2008. The instrument ranged to 600 km at >60deg incidence angle and 1600 km in nadir direction.