Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter
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The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter is a laser-based mapping instrument that precisely measures the Moon’s surface topography and shape from lunar orbit.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14966397 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter Context triple: [Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, instrument, Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter]
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A.
Mercury Laser Altimeter
The Mercury Laser Altimeter is a scientific instrument designed to map Mercury’s surface topography with high precision by measuring the time it takes laser pulses to return from the planet’s surface.
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mini-RF instrument
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mini-RF instrument is a synthetic aperture radar payload designed to map the Moon’s surface and search for water ice, particularly in permanently shadowed polar regions.
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Laser Ranging Instrument
The Laser Ranging Instrument is a scientific device used to measure precise distances—such as between a spacecraft and a celestial body—by timing the travel of laser pulses.
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D.
Lunar Prospector
Lunar Prospector was a NASA lunar orbiter mission that mapped the Moon’s surface composition and gravity field and provided strong evidence for the presence of water ice at the lunar poles.
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E.
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is a NASA robotic spacecraft launched in 2009 to map the Moon’s surface in high detail and search for resources such as water ice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter Target entity description: The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter is a laser-based mapping instrument that precisely measures the Moon’s surface topography and shape from lunar orbit.
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A.
Mercury Laser Altimeter
The Mercury Laser Altimeter is a scientific instrument designed to map Mercury’s surface topography with high precision by measuring the time it takes laser pulses to return from the planet’s surface.
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B.
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mini-RF instrument
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mini-RF instrument is a synthetic aperture radar payload designed to map the Moon’s surface and search for water ice, particularly in permanently shadowed polar regions.
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C.
Laser Ranging Instrument
The Laser Ranging Instrument is a scientific device used to measure precise distances—such as between a spacecraft and a celestial body—by timing the travel of laser pulses.
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D.
Lunar Prospector
Lunar Prospector was a NASA lunar orbiter mission that mapped the Moon’s surface composition and gravity field and provided strong evidence for the presence of water ice at the lunar poles.
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E.
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is a NASA robotic spacecraft launched in 2009 to map the Moon’s surface in high detail and search for resources such as water ice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.