Arecibo S-band radar program

Author:: Campbell, Donald B.
Published:: Oct 1, 1991.
Physical Description:: 1 electronic document

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Summary:

The high powered 12.6 cm wavelength radar on the 1000 ft Arecibo reflector is used for a variety of studies of solar system bodies. These include: (1) the radar mapping of the surfaces of Mercury, Venus, the moon and Mars in both senses (usually the two circulars) of received polarization; (2) high time resolution ranging measurements to Mercury and Mars to obtain height profiles and scattering parameters in the equatorial region and to test relativistic and gravitational theories; (3) measurements of the orbital parameters, scattering properties, figure and spin vectors of asteroids and comets; and (4) observations of the satellites of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, and the Galilean satellites of Jupiter.

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COMMUNICATIONS AND RADAR

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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.

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Document ID: 19920003585.
Accession ID: 92N12803.
NASA, Washington, Reports of Planetary Astronomy, 1991; p 23-25.

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