Refraction scattering as origin of the anomalous radar returns of Jupiter's satellites

Details Refraction scattering as origin of the anomalous radar returns of Jupiter's satellites Refraction scattering as origin of the anomalous radar returns of Jupiter's satellites

Jun 1985

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985natur.315..637h&link_type=abstract

Nature (ISSN 0028-0836), vol. 315, June 20, 1985, p. 637-640.

Physics

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Galilean Satellites, Planetary Surfaces, Radar Echoes, Radio Wave Refraction, Callisto, Europa, Ganymede, Refractivity, Jupiter, Satellites, Refraction, Scattering, Origin, Anomalies, Radar Methods, Callisto, Ganymede, Europa, Observations, Hypotheses

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It is shown that refraction scattering from convex regions of excess refractive index has all the properties required to explain the observed anomalous radar returns from Callisto, Ganymede, and Europa. It is suggested that the conditions which prevail on these satellites are probably ideal for the creation of the refractivity structure required to make refraction scattering important. A physical model of a patchwork of rock powders and ices in which the refractive index may vary from just over one to over three is proposed.

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