The Clementine bistatic radar experiment
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By: Stewart Nozette, C. L. Lichtenberg, P. Spudis, R. Bonner, W. Ort, E. Malaret, M. Robinson, and E.M. Shoemaker
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Abstract
During the Clementine 1 mission, a bistatic radar experiment measured the magnitude and polarization of the radar echo versus bistatic angle, β, for selected lunar areas. Observations of the lunar south pole yield a same-sense polarization enhancement around β = 0. Analysis shows that the observed enhancement is localized to the permanently shadowed regions of the lunar south pole. Radar observations of periodically solar-illuminated lunar surfaces, including the north pole, yielded no such enhancement. A probable explanation for these differences is the presence of low-loss volume scatterers, such as water ice, in the permanently shadowed region at the south pole.
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Nozette, S., Lichtenberg, C.L., Spudis, P., Bonner, R., Ort, W., Malaret, E., Robinson, M., Shoemaker, E., 1996, The Clementine bistatic radar experiment: Science, v. 274, no. 5292, p. 1495-1498, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.274.5292.1495.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | The Clementine bistatic radar experiment |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.274.5292.1495 |
| Volume | 274 |
| Issue | 5292 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 1495 |
| Last page | 1498 |