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Lunar cartography with the Apollo 17 ALSE radar imageryLunar position differences between thirteen craters in Mare Serenitatis were computed from VHF radar-imagery obtained by the Lunar Sounder instrument flown on the Apollo 17 command module. The radar-derived position differences agree with those obtained by conventional photogrammetric reductions of Apollo metric photography. This demonstrates the feasibility of using the Apollo Lunar Sounder data to determine the positions of lunar features along the Apollo 17 orbital tracks. This will be particularly useful for western limb and farside areas, where no Apollo metric camera pictures are available.
Document ID
19760045321
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Tiernan, M.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Roth, L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Thompson, T. W.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Elachi, C.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Brown, W. E., Jr.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space Sciences Div., Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1976
Publication Information
Publication: The Moon
Volume: 15
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
76A28287
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
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