G. Delle Monache
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G. Delle Monache is a leading figure in lunar laser ranging (LLR) and space geodesy, whose work is central to the next generation of lunar science instrumentation. Their primary research focuses on the design, development, and deployment of advanced laser retroreflector arrays for precision measurements of the Moon’s orbit and rotation. Delle Monache’s major contributions include co-authoring the foundational 2012 paper on MoonLIGHT, a USA–Italy retroreflector array that promises to improve ranging accuracy by an order of magnitude over the Apollo-era reflectors. This work, which has garnered 20 citations, lays the groundwork for achieving millimeter-level precision in LLR. More recently, Delle Monache is involved in the MoonLIGHT and MPAc project, a next-generation retroreflector selected for NASA’s CLPS/PRISM1A (CP-11) mission under the European Space Agency. This instrument, detailed in a 2025 paper, aims to extend the 55-year legacy of LLR by providing unprecedented accuracy, enabling tests of general relativity and lunar interior studies. Delle Monache’s efforts are pivotal in modernizing a technique that has been fundamental to planetary science and fundamental physics since the Apollo missions.
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