Bibcode
Rodriguez, P.; Kennedy, E. J.; Kossey, P.; McCarrick, M.; Kaiser, M. L.; Bougeret, J.-L.; Tokarev, Y. V.
Referencia bibliográfica
The Moon Beyond 2002: Next Steps in Lunar Science and Exploration, p. 52
Fecha de publicación:
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2002
Número de citas
0
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Descripción
Recent bistatic measurements of the lunar radar cross-section have
extended the spectrum to long radio wavelength. We have utilized the HF
Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) radar facility near Gakona,
Alaska to transmit high power pulses at 8.075 MHz to the Moon; the echo
pulses were received onboard the NASA/WIND spacecraft by the WAVES HF
receiver. This lunar radar experiment follows our previous use of
earth-based HF radar with satellites to conduct space experiments. The
spacecraft was approaching the Moon for a scheduled orbit perturbation
when our experiment of 13 September 2001 was conducted. During the
two-hour experiment, the radial distance of the satellite from the Moon
varied from 28 to 24 Rm, where Rm is in lunar radii.