NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Radar pdf

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Radar

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Radar investigations of asteroids, including observations during 1984 to 1985 of at least 8 potential targets and continued analyses of radar data obtained during 1980 to 1984 for 30 other asteroids is proposed. The primary scientific objectives include estimation of echo strength, polarization, spectral shape, spectral bandwidth, and Doppler shift. These measurements yield estimates of target size, shape, and spin vector; place constraints on topography, morphology, density, and composition of the planetary surface; yield refined estimates of target orbital parameters; and reveals the presence of asteroidal satellites

• Creator/s: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS
• Date: 2/1/1984
• Year: 1984
• Book Topics/Themes: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES, ASTEROIDS, ORBITAL POSITION ESTIMATION, RADAR MEASUREMENT, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, DOPPLER EFFECT, MORPHOLOGY, SHAPES, SIZE (DIMENSIONS), SPIN DYNAMICS, TOPOGRAPHY, Ostro, S. J

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