Lunar Laser Ranging experiments

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lunar_Laser_Ranging_experiments
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific research
gptkbp:accuracy millimeter precision
gptkbp:additionalRetroreflectorsDeployment gptkb:Lunokhod_1
gptkb:Apollo_14
gptkb:Apollo_15
gptkb:Lunokhod_2
gptkbp:contributedTo study of Earth rotation
study of lunar interior
confirmation of equivalence principle
limits on variation of gravitational constant
study of tidal acceleration
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
physics
gptkbp:firstRetroreflectorDeployment gptkb:Apollo_11
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lunar Laser Ranging experiments
gptkbp:measures gravitational physics
test of general relativity
Earth-Moon distance
lunar libration
lunar orbit variations
gptkbp:method laser reflection
gptkbp:notableTelescope gptkb:McDonald_Observatory
gptkb:Apache_Point_Observatory
gptkbp:ongoing true
gptkbp:operatedBy various observatories worldwide
gptkbp:purpose measure distance between Earth and Moon
gptkbp:retroreflectorsLocation gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:startDate 1969
gptkbp:uses retroreflectors
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PPN_formalism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7