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Lunar Gravitational-wave Detection

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Lunar Gravitational-wave Detection

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  • Author: Jan Harms
Lunar gravitational-wave (GW) detection has been under consideration since Apollo 17 when the Lunar Surface Gravimeter developed under the coordination of Joseph Weber was deployed on the Moon with the goal to observe lunar surface vibrations generated by passing GWs [1]. The experiment did not run with its targeted performance, but even if it had, we know today that it would not have been sensitive enough to detect GW signals.

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