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Hawaiian observatory starts lunar ranging

OCT 01, 1977
Physics Today

The Lunar Ranging Observatory of the University of Hawaii recently began ranging measurements from its site atop the mountain of Haleakala on the island of Maui. The data will support the existing program at McDonald Observatory at the University of Texas and will be useful for a wide variety of geophysical observations.

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