Computer Science
Scientific paper
Oct 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011epsc.conf.1100m&link_type=abstract
EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011, held 2-7 October 2011 in Nantes, France. http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc-dps2011, p.1100
Computer Science
Scientific paper
Recent work has shown that lunar secondary craters of Copernican age are sometimes associated with higher-than-average radar circular polarization ratios (CPR) [4]. High radar CPR indicates roughness on the radar wavelength scale. We investigate the nature of these high-CPR features by comparing 13- cm Arecibo-Green Bank Telescope (GBT) radar maps to Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Wide Angle Camera (WAC) and Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) images. Preliminary results indicate that these areas of high CPR are often correlated with "braided" terrains on scales of tens of meters. At smaller scales, the surface in these high- CPR regions does not appear unusually rough. This could mean that the roughness is confined to the 13- cm scale and smaller (below LROC resolution), or that rough scatterers are buried by a thin layer of smooth material.
Campbell Bruce A.
Campbell Don B.
Carter Lynn Marie
Martin-Wells K. S.
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