NASA | Laser Focus: The Receiver

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To see how the Transmitter works, go here https://youtu.be/yvZas1WBiWg For more info: http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasa-tests-icesat-2-s-laser-aim/ Opto-Mechanical Engineer Tyler Evans explains how the photons that bounce back from Earth are received and filtered by the ATLAS telescope. ATLAS is the primary instrument on board the ICESat-2 spacecraft, which will measure the height of Earth's features. This video is public domain and can be downloaded at: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?11726 Like our videos? Subscribe to NASA's Goddard Shorts HD podcast: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/iTunes/f0004_index.html Or find NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NASA.GSFC Or find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NASAGoddard

Published 2015-12-10 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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