Edgar Mitchell5 February 1971
Places the laser ranging retroreflector west of the ALSEP site so laser pulses from Earth can be reflected for precise lunar-distance measurements.
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Places the laser ranging retroreflector west of the ALSEP site so laser pulses from Earth can be reflected for precise lunar-distance measurements.
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