Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Mar 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983rvgsp..21..186o&link_type=abstract
(International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, General Assembly, 18th, Hamburg, West Germany, Aug. 15-27, 1983) Reviews of Geop
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Planetology, Radio Astronomy, Solar System, Galilean Satellites, Lunar Surface, Mars Surface, Saturn Rings, Venus Surface, Planets, Radar Observations, Astronomy, Venus, Pioneer Venus, Imagery, Earth-Based Observations, Topography, Mars, Surface, Features, Review, Characteristics, Techniques, Nomenclature, Spectra, Data, Photographs, Altimetry, Jupiter, Satellites, Icy Bodies, Asteroids, Comets, Moon
Scientific paper
The present investigation is concerned with planetary radar research reported during the time from 1979 to 1982. A brief synopsis of radar definitions and technical terminology is also provided. In connection with the proximity of the moon to earth, lunar radar studies have been performed over a wider range of wavelengths than radar investigations of other planetary targets. The most recent study of lunar quasispecular scattering is due to Simpson and Tyler (1982). The latest efforts to interpret the lunar radar maps focus on maria-highlands regolith differences and models of crater ejecta evolution. The highly successful Pioneer Venus Radar Mapper experiment has provided a first look at Venus' global distributions of topography, lambda 17-cm radar reflectivity, and rms surface slopes. Attention is given to recent comparisons of Viking Orbiter images of Mars to groundbased radar altimetry of the planet, the icy Galilean satellites, radar observations of asteroids and comets, and lambda 4-cm and lambda 13-cm observations of Saturn's rings.
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