- 1.
Barker M K, Cremons D, Mao D, Tomio H, Sun X, Mazarico E, Cascioli G, Bertone S, Neumann G A, Viswanathan V, Smith D E and Zuber M T. 2025. Laser ranging from LRO-LOLA to retro-reflector arrays on the lunar surface//56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas: LPI: 1704
- 2.
Cascioli G, Mazarico E, Cremons D R, Barker M K, Mao D, Goossens S, Viswanathan V, Bertone S, Jha K, Lemoine F G, Sun X, Head J W, Smith D E and Zuber M T. 2025. First use of laser ranging to surface retroreflectors for orbit determination: LRO-LOLA at the Moon. The Planetary Science Journal, 6(10): 247
- 3.
Chen J H, Zhang Y H and Dong X. 2020. Correction of the tropospheric slant path delay of Tiangong-2 Interferometric Imaging Radar Altimeter. Journal of Remote Sensing, 24(9): 1059-1069
- 4.
Cheng Z E, Zhang Z P, Zhang H F, Li P, Tang K and Sun J F. 2016. Design of effective reflection area of laser retro-reflectors for satellite regional observation. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 45(2): 229005
- 5.
Cheng Z E, Tang K, Zhang Z P, Zhang H F, Li P and Long M L. 2023. Design and analysis of the Macau science satellite-1's laser retro-reflector array. Earth and Planetary Physics, 7(1): 131-135
- 6.
Cremons D R, Sun X, Denny Z, Wake S W, Hoffman E D, Mazarico E, Aaron E C and Smith D E. 2020. Optical characterization of laser retroreflector arrays for lunar landers. Applied optics, 59(16): 5020-5031
- 7.
Currie D G, Dell'Agnello S, Dell Monache G O, Behr B and Williams J G. 2013. A lunar laser ranging retroreflector array for the 21st century. Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements, 243: 218-228
- 8.
Dell'Agnello S, Delle Monache G, Porcelli L, Boni A, Contessa S, Ciocci E, Martini M, Tibuzzi M, Intaglietta N, Salvatori L, Tuscano P, Patrizi G, Mondaini C, Lops C, Vittori R, Maiello M, Flamini E, Marchetti E, Bianco G, Mugnuolo R and Cantone C. 2017. INRRI-EDM/2016: The first laser retroreflector on the surface of mars. Advances in Space Research, 59(2): 645-655
- 9.
Dell'Agnello S, Delle Monache G O, Porcelli L, Tibuzzi M, Salvatori L, Modaini C, Muccino M, Ioopi L, Luogo O, Petrassi M, Bianco G, Vittori R, Banerdt W B, Grinblat J F, Benedetto C, Pasquali F, Mugnuolo R, Gruel D C, Vago J L and Baglioni P. 2019. Laser retroreflectors for insight and an international Mars Geophysical Network (MGN)//50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas: LPI: 1492.
- 10.
Dickey J O, Bender P L, Faller J E, Newhall X X, Ricklefs R L, Ries J G, Shelus P J, Veillet C, Whipple A L, Wiant J R, Williams J G and Yoder C F. 1994. Lunar laser ranging: A continuing legacy of the apollo program. Science, 265(5171): 482-490
- 11.
Huang K, Yang Y Z, Tang R F, Cao J, Muccino M, Porcelli L, Dell'Agnello S and Li Y Q. 2024. Review of the development of lunar laser ranging. Astronomical Techniques and Instruments, 1(6): 295-306
- 12.
Kanu N J, Gupta E, Verma G C. 2024. An insight into india's moon mission–Chandrayan-3: The first nation to land on the southernmost polar region of the moon. Planetary and Space Science, 242: 105864
- 13.
Liu J Y. 2003. Specification description of satellite-borne laser retroreflector array. Hydrographic Surveying and Charting, 23(6): 1-3
- 14.
Luo Q S, Liu X, Yang T, Xu Y R, Zhu W and Yao Y S. 2025. Design of the TP-1B satellite's laser retro-reflector array and analysis of laser ranging. Advances in Space Research, 76(3): 1807-1816
- 15.
Mazarico E, Sun X, Torre J M, Courde C, Chabe J, Aimar M, Mariey H, Maurice N, Barker M K, Mao D, Cremons D R, Bouquillon S, Carlucci T, Viswanathan V, Lemoine F G, Bourgoin A, Exertier P, Neumann G A, Zuber M T and Smith D E. 2020. First two-way laser ranging to a lunar orbiter: infrared observations from the grasse station to LRO’s retro-reflector array. Earth, Planets and Space, 72(1): 113
- 16.
Murphy Jr T W, Adelberger E G, Battat J B R, Hoyle C D, Johnson N H, McMillan R J, Michelsen E L, Stubbs C W and Swanson H E. 2011. Laser ranging to the lost lunokhod 1 reflector. Icarus, 211(2): 1103-1108
- 17.
Murphy Jr T W, Adelberger E G, Battat J B R, Hoyle C D, Johnson N H, McMillan R J, Stubbs C W and Swanson H E. 2012. APOLLO: Millimeter lunar laser ranging. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 29(18): 184005
- 18.
Murphy T W. 2013. Lunar laser ranging: The millimeter challenge. Reports on Progress in Physics, 76(7): 076901
- 19.
Porcelli L, Tibuzzi M, Mondaini C, Salvatori L, Muccino M, Petrassi M, Ioppi L, Dell'Agnello S, Luongo O, Monache G D, Bianco G, Vittori R and Mugnuolo R. 2019. Optical-performance testing of the laser retroreflector for inSight. Space Science Reviews, 215(1): 1
- 20.
Rao R Z. 2021. Discussion on some key physical and technical problems about lunar laser ranging. Acta Optica Sinica, 41(1): 0112002
- 21.
Shekhtman L. 2024. NASA, JAXA bounce laser beam between moon’s surface and lunar orbit. [2025-12-01]. .
- 22.
Sun X, Smith D E, Hoffman E D, Wake S W, Cremons D R, Mazarico E, Lauenstein J M, Zuber M T and Aaron E C. 2019. Small and lightweight laser retro-reflector arrays for lunar landers. Applied optics, 58(33): 9259-9266
- 23.
Sun X, Cremons D R, Smith D E, Neumann G A, Mao D, Barker M K, Mazarico E, Cascioli G, Bertone S, Tomio H, Head J W III, Robinson M S, Aharonson O, Zuber M T, Petro N E, Veeramuthuvel P, Senthil K. G and Megala S. 2024. First laser ranging results from the lunar reconnaissance orbiter to the miniature laser retroreflector array on chandrayaan-3//55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas: LPI: 2259
- 24.
Tang K, Cheng Z E, Deng H R, Geng R F and Zhang Z P. 2021. Far-field diffraction pattern of cube corner retroreflector at oblique incidence. Acta Physica Sinica, 70(15): 154201
- 25.
Turyshev S G, Williams J G, Folkner W M, Gutt G M, Baran R T, Hein R C, Somawardhana R P, Lipa J A and Wang S. 2013. Corner-cube retro-reflector instrument for advanced lunar laser ranging. Experimental Astronomy, 36(1): 105-135
- 26.
Wang Y M, Yang M F and Chen W Z. 2007. Calculation and measurement of the effective reflective area of space-born retro-reflectors. Opto-Electronic Engineering, 34(10):25-29
- 27.
Wang Y, Dell'Agnello S, Di K, Muccino M, Cao H, Porcelli L, Deng X, Salvatori L, Ping J, Tibuzzi M, Li Y, Filomena L, Kang Z, Montanari M, Meng Z, Mauro L, Xie B and Maiello M. 2025. The first laser retroreflector on the lunar far side onboard china's chang'e-6 lander. Space: Science & Technology, 5: 0301
- 28.
Williams J G, Porcelli L, Dell'Agnello S, Mauro L, Muccino M, Currie D G, Wellnitz D, Wu C, Boggs D H and Johnson N H. 2023. Lunar laser ranging retroreflectors: Velocity aberration and diffraction pattern. The Planetary Science Journal, 4(5): 89
- 29.
Xu D Y. 2010. Specifications and inspections of the trihedral retroreflector and cylindrical lens or mirror. Optics & Optoelectronic Technology, 8(4): 10-13
- 30.
Yang Y Z, Fu H L, Sun S B, Zhai D S, Li Z L and Li Y Q. 2022. Corner retroreflector direction optimization for lunar laser ranging. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 49(6): 0604003
- 31.
Zhang H F, Cheng Z E, Li P, Tang K, Li X, and Zhang Z P. 2016. Optical and mechanical design of laser retro-reflector for a nano-satellite and analysis of laser ranging. Journal of Spacecraft TT&C Technology, 35(1): 021-027
- 32.
Zhou H, Li S, Zhang W H and Chen Y W. 2020. Far-field diffraction pattern of a nonideal retroreflector for polarized light with an oblique incidence. Applied Optics, 59(8): 2621-2631