LOLA: Defining the Lunar Terrain
The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) instrument on board NASA's LRO spacecraft will be responsible for building the highest detail topography currently available of the lunar terrain. In this video David Smith, LOLA's Principal Investigator, explains how this technology works.
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Credits
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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Animator
- Chris Meaney (HTSI)
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Video editor
- Andrew Freeberg (NASA/GSFC)
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Interviewee
- David Smith (NASA/GSFC)
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Producer
- Andrew Freeberg (NASA/GSFC)
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Scientist
- David Smith (NASA/GSFC)
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Videographer
- Michelle Williams (UMBC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Thursday, September 17, 2009.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:54 PM EDT.