Ganymede - Radar surface characteristics

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Jan 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980sci...207..179g&link_type=abstract

Science, vol. 207, Jan. 11, 1980, p. 179, 180.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Ganymede, Planetary Surfaces, Radar Astronomy, Brightness, Computerized Simulation, Ice, Polarization Characteristics, Jupiter, Satellites, Ganymede, Radar Observations, Characteristics, X-Band, Surface, Polarization, Models, Brightness, Spectrum, Ice, Centimeter Waves, Procedure, Equipment, Spectrograms, Data, Doppler Effect, Analysis, Reflectivity, Monte Carlo Technique, Photons, Diffusion, Index Of Refraction, Scattering

Scientific paper

Radar observations of Ganymede at X band show that the surface is
unusually bright and has unusual polarization properties. A model of the
surface based on large numbers of random ice facets (hence vacuum-ice
interfaces) is able to account for these characteristics.

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