Data Set Information
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DATA_SET_NAME |
HAYSTACK MOON RADIO TELESCOPE RESAMPLED 3.8 CM RADAR V1.0
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DATA_SET_ID |
HSTK-L-RTLS-4-3.8CM-V1.0
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NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID |
XD-B2A
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DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION |
This archive contains Pre-Magellan resampled lunar radar data
acquired by the 3.8-cm wavelength radar at Haystack Observatory.
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DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION |
Data Set Overview
=================
This data set consists of a series of images of the Moon
showing radar scaled echo power. Each covers about 400 square
kilometers of the lunar surface, and contains two co-registered
images. Transmitted signal was right-circular polarization,
images are therefore left-circular and right-circular. Images
are projected as Mercator maps for latitudes less than 16
degrees, Lambert (small-angle cone) between 16 and 48 degrees,
Lambert (large-angle cone) between 48 and 80 degrees, and polar
stereographic between 80 and 90 degrees.
Processing Level Id : 4
Software Flag : N
Processing Start Time : 1968
Processing Stop Time : 1990
Parameters
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Data Set Parameter 'RADAR SCALED ECHO POWER'
--------------------------------------------
Power of the backscattered echo, received at antenna scaled
using some procedure, e.g., scaled to fit within an output
dynamic range such as an integer value.
Data Set Parameter Name : RADAR SCALED ECHO POWER
Data Set Parameter Unit : DIMENSIONLESS
Sampling Parameter Name : PIXEL
Sampling Parameter Unit : N/A
Minimum Sampling Parameter : N/A
Maximum Sampling Parameter : N/A
Sampling Parameter Resolution : N/A
Sampling Parameter Interval : N/A
Minimum Available Sampling Int : N/A
Noise Level : N/A
Source Instrument Parameters
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Instrument Host ID : HSTK
Data Set Parameter Name : RADAR SCALED ECHO POWER
Instrument Parameter Name : RADAR ECHO POWER
Important Instrument Parameters : 1
Measurement Information
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Atmospheric Conditions
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NOT APPLICABLE
Source
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The radar observations were made using the Haystack radar and
post-processing system. See ZISKETAL1974 for details.
Calibration Standard
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NOT APPLICABLE
Wavelength Calibration
----------------------
The transmitter frequency is calibrated with a hydrogen
maser.
Processing
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N/A
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DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE |
1990-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
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START_TIME |
1968-11-09T12:00:00.000Z
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STOP_TIME |
1969-09-04T12:00:00.000Z
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MISSION_NAME |
PRE-MAGELLAN
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MISSION_START_DATE |
1968-11-09T12:00:00.000Z
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MISSION_STOP_DATE |
1988-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
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TARGET_NAME |
MOON
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TARGET_TYPE |
SATELLITE
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INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID |
HSTK
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INSTRUMENT_NAME |
RADIO TELESCOPE
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INSTRUMENT_ID |
RTLS
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INSTRUMENT_TYPE |
RADAR
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NODE_NAME |
Geosciences
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ARCHIVE_STATUS |
ARCHIVED
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CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE |
Overview
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Images have been corrected for radar system parameters, lunar
surface projection parameters, and mean lunar scattering laws.
Data in different images should therefore depend on lunar
surface scattering properties only, except for variations of
radar echo power as a function of local surface tilt.
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CITATION_DESCRIPTION |
Zisk, S. H., HAYSTACK MOON RADIO TELESCOPE RESAMPLED 3.8 CM RADAR
V1.0, HSTK-L-RTLS-4-3.8CM-V1.0, NASA Planetary Data System, 1990
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ABSTRACT_TEXT |
This data set consists of a series of images of the Moon showing
radar scaled echo power. Each covers about 400 square kilometers
of the lunar surface, and contains two co-registered images.
Transmitted signal was right-circular polarization, images are
therefore left-circular and right-circular. Images are projected
as Mercator maps for latitudes less than 16 degrees, Lambert
(small-angle cone) between 16 and 48 degrees, Lambert
(large-angle cone) between 48 and 80 degrees, and polar
stereographic between 80 and 90 degrees.
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PRODUCER_FULL_NAME |
STANLEY H. ZISK
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