Laser rangefinders (distance measuring devices)
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Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Measuring Devices (Hierarchy Name) > measuring devices (instruments) > <measuring devices for extent> > distance measuring devices > rangefinders (distance measuring devices)
Descripción
Laser-based instruments operating on the time of flight principle for determining the distance from an observer to particular objects; used for topographic measurement as used, for example, by space probes to profile the surface of Mars.
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Otros términos
- laser rangefinder [en]
- rangefinders, laser [en]