Foundation requirements for a lunar laser ranger facility at matjiesfontein, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorCroukamp L.
dc.contributor.authorRossouw J.J.
dc.contributor.authorFourie C.J.S.
dc.contributor.authorCombrinck L.
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-12T08:21:20Z
dc.date.available2012-04-12T08:21:20Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis paper addresses foundation requirements to construct a new Geodetic/Geophysical Observatory at approximately five kilometers south of Matjiesfontein, in the southwestern Karoo. The observatory will host a Lunar Laser Ranger, Satellite Laser Ranger, and other collocated geophysical instruments, such as seismic and gravimeter stations, to be located in a specially designed vault. Field and laboratory tests and surveys show that the site is stable and capable of supporting the 5 ton weight of the Lunar Laser Ranger (LLR) structure that includes a one meter diameter optical telescope and mount to conduct laser-ranging experiments. The foundation requirements for auxiliary buildings and calibrating beacons required for the instrument and the envisaged experiments wt re also included in this study. © 2011 December Geological Society of South Africa.
dc.identifier.citationSouth African Journal of Geology
dc.identifier.citation114
dc.identifier.citation04-Mar
dc.identifier.citation573
dc.identifier.citation576
dc.identifier.issn10120750
dc.identifier.other10.2113/gssajg.114.3-4.573
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20577
dc.titleFoundation requirements for a lunar laser ranger facility at matjiesfontein, South Africa
dc.typeArticle
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