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Citation Thompson, T.W., ARCB/GSSR M RADIO TELESC DERIVED RADAR MODEL UNIT MAP V1.0, ARCB/GSSR-M-RTLS-5-MODEL-V1.0, NASA Planetary Data System, 1990
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 10.17189/1519457
Data Set Abstract A model for Mars depolarized radar echo power that (1) matches the observed variation of total radar cross section with longitude and (2) produces model spectra that have the broad features of spectra published for Goldstone Solar System Radar and for Arecibo Observatory 1980 to 1982 observations. This model assumes that different geologic units on Mars backscatter in a uniformly bright manner, where radar echo power is A * Cosine (angle of incidence), where A varies across the planet. This model assigns depolarized radar echo power on a degree-by-degree basis in latitude and longitude.
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    Mission Information PRE-MAGELLAN
    Data Set Information ARCB/GSSR-M-RTLS-5-MODEL-V1.0
    Instrument Host Information ARCB
    GSSR
    Instrument Information RTLS
    RTLS
    Target Information MARS