Millimeters from Earth to Moon
Text created by automatic translator Elia and has not been subsequently revised by translators. Elia Elhuyar
From the center of the Earth to the center of the Moon there are approximately 384,400 kilometers, but exactly? Tom Murphy, a researcher at the University of Washington, aims to measure with millimeter accuracy the distance mentioned and will devote the next five years.
For its measurement it will use the Apache Point telescope, located in New Mexico, a laser beam and reflectors ceded on the Moon by several spacecraft. He explains that the measurement will serve to conduct investigations and tests on gravity.
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