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Ganymede - Radar surface characteristicsRadar observations of Ganymede at X band show that the surface is unusually bright and has unusual polarization properties. A model of the surface based on large numbers of random ice facets (hence vacuum-ice interfaces) is able to account for these characteristics.
Document ID
19800033069
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Goldstein, R. M. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Green, R. R. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
January 11, 1980
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Volume: 207
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
80A17239
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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