Publication Date:
2005-11-30
Description:
A bistatic-radar study during the Apollo 15 flight is reviewed, with the orbiting command module as one terminal. Bistatic-radar slopes are compared to geological maps of Copernicus and Riphaeus mountain regions and Kepler region. Basic theory is discussed, including the radar echoes composed of the sum of the reflections from the moon area that is mutually visible from the spacecraft and earth. A signal receiving system and data processing system are outlined schematically.
Keywords:
SPACE SCIENCES
Type:
NASA. Manned Spacecraft Center Apollo 15 Prelim. Sci. Rept.; 10 p
Format:
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