Hardware

CLARA laser retroreflector array (Chang'e-7 lander)

INFN-LNF

INFN-LNF laser retroreflector array on the Chang'e-7 lander (CLARA: INRRI mini-array plus MoonLIGHT large CCR) for lunar laser ranging from orbit and Earth.

CLARA is the INFN-LNF laser retroreflector array on the Chang'e-7 lander. It combines the INRRI mini array with the MoonLIGHT large CCR.

Mission brief

On the Chang'e-7 lander it supports lunar laser ranging from orbit and from Earth.

Schematic

CLARA is the retroreflector cargo on the Chang'e-7 lander. The array is the INRRI mini array plus the MoonLIGHT large CCR.

Companies

Flights

Chang'e-7NET 2027 · CNSA south-pole complex (orbiter, lander, rover, hopper) focused on water-ice and polar environment.

Cargo

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