Goddard's Laser Ranging Facility directs a laser toward the Lunar Reconassaince Orbiter on International Observe the Moon Night. (Sept 18, 2010)
Background on laser ranging:
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/LRO_lr.html
Information on inOMN
www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/features/2010/moon-nigh...
Credit: NASA/GSFC
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