Timing Is Everything

Deputy Systems Engineer Phil Luers explains how ICESat-2’s ATLAS instrument transmitter and receiver subsystems come together to calculate the timing of photons, which, in turn, measure the elevation of ice.

To view the previous parts in this series, go to Part 1: Transmitter https://youtu.be/yvZas1WBiWg and Part 2: Receiver https://youtu.be/bNsOBCd7cFs

Credits: Ryan Fitzgibbons; "Electric Works" by Philippe Lhommet, Koka Media; "From Source to Sea" by Christophe Lebled, Pierre Jacquot, Koka Media

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Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Ryan Fitzgibbons

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