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Lunar Radar Mapping
Posted on May 02, 2016
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Bruce Campbell
Center for Earth and Planetary Studies
We use the world's largest radio telescopes to make radar maps of the Moon. The radar signals probe up to thirty feet or more beneath the surface of the Moon, revealing ancient volcanic features now hidden by the dusty lunar soil.
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