Bistatic radar observations of the Moon using Mini-RF on LRO and the Arecibo Observatory

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• 作者：G.W. Patterson ; ^a ; ^{Wes.Patterson@jhuapl.edu} ; A.M. Stickle^a ; F.S. Turner^a ; J.R. Jensen^a ; D.B.J. Bussey^a ; P. Spudis^b ; R.C. Espiritu^a ; R.C. Schulze^a ; D.A. Yocky^c ; D.E. Wahl^c ; M. Zimmerman^a ; J.T.S. Cahill^a ; M. Nolan^d ; L. Carter^e ; C.D. Neish^f ; R.K. Raney^a ; B.J. Thomson^g ; R. Kirk^h ; T.W. Thompsonⁱ ; B.L. Tise^c ; I.A. Erteza^c ; C.V. Jakowatz^c
• 关键词：Moon ; Radar observations ; Ices ; Regoliths ; Impact processes
• 刊名：Icarus
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：283
• 期：Complete
• 页码：2-19
• 全文大小：12303 K
• 卷排序：283

文摘

Mini-RF on LRO collected bistatic S-band radar data of the lunar nearside from 2012 to 2015 to observe the scattering characteristics of the upper meter(s) of the lunar regolith. An opposition effect was observed for the ejecta blankets of two Copernican-aged craters and for the floor of the south-polar crater Cabeus. The unique response of Cabeus floor materials may indicate the presence of water ice.