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FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS FOR A LUNAR LASER RANGER FACILITY AT MATJIESFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA

2011; Geological Society of South Africa; Volume: 114; Issue: 3-4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2113/gssajg.114.3-4.573

1996-8590

L. Croukamp, Jan Rossouw, C.J.S. Fourie, Ludwig Combrinck,

Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing

Research Article| December 01, 2011 FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS FOR A LUNAR LASER RANGER FACILITY AT MATJIESFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA L. CROUKAMP; L. CROUKAMP Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa, E-mail: lcroukamp@sun.ac.za Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J.J. ROSSOUW; J.J. ROSSOUW Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa, e-mail: 14835835@sun.ac.za Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar C.J.S. FOURIE; C.J.S. FOURIE Department of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Tswane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa, e-mail: fouriecjs@tut.ac.za Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar L. COMBRINCK L. COMBRINCK Space Geodesy, HartRAO, P.O. Box 443, Krugersdorp, 1740, South Africa, e-mail: Ludwig@hartrao.ac.za Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information L. CROUKAMP Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa, E-mail: lcroukamp@sun.ac.za J.J. ROSSOUW Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa, e-mail: 14835835@sun.ac.za C.J.S. FOURIE Department of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Tswane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa, e-mail: fouriecjs@tut.ac.za L. COMBRINCK Space Geodesy, HartRAO, P.O. Box 443, Krugersdorp, 1740, South Africa, e-mail: Ludwig@hartrao.ac.za Publisher: Geological Society of South Africa First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1996-8590 Print ISSN: 1012-0750 © 2011 Geological Society of South Africa South African Journal of Geology (2011) 114 (3-4): 573–576. https://doi.org/10.2113/gssajg.114.3-4.573 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation L. CROUKAMP, J.J. ROSSOUW, C.J.S. FOURIE, L. COMBRINCK; FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS FOR A LUNAR LASER RANGER FACILITY AT MATJIESFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA. South African Journal of Geology 2011;; 114 (3-4): 573–576. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gssajg.114.3-4.573 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySouth African Journal of Geology Search Advanced Search Abstract This 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 were also included in this study. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.