PALT (Planetary ALTimeter)

Illustration of the Hera spacecraft featuring the lidar instrument PALT
PALT (Planetary ALTimeter)
This lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) instrument uses a laser beam to measure the distance to the asteroids, thus supporting navigation. It was principally developed by the Portuguese company Efacec.
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