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Lunar Satellite Shoots Lasers to a Moon Lander for the First Time

The camera aboard NASA’s LRO took this picture of ISRO’s Vikram Lander.
The camera aboard NASA’s LRO took this picture of ISRO’s Vikram Lander. Image: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University

NASA’s diligent lunar orbiter transmitted a laser beam to a dome-shaped aluminum device the size of a billiard ball on India’s Vikram lander, pinging its location on the Moon. This laser-enabled technique could one day help NASA astronauts find their way on the lunar surface. – Passant Rabie Read More

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