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Mapping and geological analysis of Mercury radar dataAlthough many radar profiles and images of the area within 20 deg of Mercury's equator had been obtained from 1971 to 1981, at both Goldstone and Arecibo radar facilities, surprisingly little geological analysis had been done with these data until recently. Topographic profiles and radar roughness reflectivity images which can be derived from these data will be crucial in completing the geological mapping of Mercury now underway at the U.S. Geological Survey. Processing of available radar data must be completed to establish any systematic relationship between radar reflectivities and roughness, density, dielectric constant, and other related geological parameters. Specific tasks accomplished for these purposes include the following. Documentation was located and searched to establish the type and quantity of Goldstone 12.5 cm radar observations which were available for Mercury. Data has been collected during approximately 50 observation periods from 1971 to 1981. About half of the data, collected during 1972 and 1973, have been processed, but without adequate documentation. A standardized, well-documented procedure for processing and analysis for all Goldstone Earth-based observations of Mercury was established.
Document ID
19840015464
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Clark, P. E.
(Murray State Univ. Ky., United States)
Strobell, M. E.
(Geological Survey Flagstaff, Ariz., United States)
Schaber, G. G.
(Geological Survey Flagstaff, Ariz., United States)
Jurgens, R. F.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Downs, G. S.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Washington Rept. of Planetary Geology Program, 1983
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
84N23532
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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