The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) provides a precise global lunar topographic model and geodetic grid that serves as the foundation of essential lunar understanding. This aids future missions by providing topographical data for safe landings and enhance exploration-driven mobility on the Moon. LOLA also contributes to decisions as to where to explore by looking at the evolution of the surface.
The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) provides a precise global lunar topographic model and geodetic grid that serves as the foundation of essential lunar understanding. This aids future missions by providing topographical data for safe landings and enhance exploration-driven mobility on the Moon. LOLA also contributes to decisions as to where to explore by looking at the evolution of the surface.
Related Publications
2025.
"First Use of Laser Ranging to Surface Retroreflectors for Orbit Determination: LRO-LOLA at the Moon.",
The Planetary Science Journal,
6
(10):
247
[10.3847/psj/ae0e0b]
[Journal Article/Letter]
2025.
"Large-scale Roughness Properties of the Lunar North and South Polar Regions as Measured by the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA).",
The Planetary Science Journal,
6
(4):
83[Full Text]
[10.3847/psj/adbc9d]
[Journal Article/Letter]
2024.
"Near-infrared Photometry of the Moon’s Surface with Passive Radiometry from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA).",
The Planetary Science Journal,
5
(5):
122
[10.3847/psj/ad4467]
[Journal Article/Letter]
2023.
"Constraining the Structure under Lunar Impact Basins with Gravity.",
The Planetary Science Journal,
4
(11):
204
[10.3847/psj/acfcac]
[Journal Article/Letter]
2023.
"Thrust Faults Bound an Elevated Mantle Plug Beneath Several Lunar Basins.",
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets,
128
(1):
e2022JE007682[Full Text]
[10.1029/2022JE007682]
[Journal Article/Letter]