Launchpad: Light Detection and Ranging
Learn how NASA uses Light Detection and Ranging, or LiDAR, to study distant objects. NASA uses LiDAR technology to measure distances of faraway objects, locate aerosols and to develop topographic maps on Earth and Mars.
Background Information
Grades 9 through 12
- NASA CALIPSO Highlights
- NASA LITE: Measuring the Atmosphere with Laser Precision
- NASA Open Topography LIDAR Access System
- USGS Center for LIDAR Information Coordination and Knowledge (CLICK) Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
Activities
Grades 9 through 12
- My NASA Data About the Geosphere
- GLOBE Atmosphere - Aerosols