Yeah, the Apollo missions left retro reflectors on the moon. You can shine lasers at them and the pulses will return to the source. The round trip can be used to calculate the precise distance from the laser to the retro reflector.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Laser_Ranging_experiments

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Makes me think of the quote

“Who are you gonna believe me or you’re lying eyes?”