Reanalysis of Clementine bistatic radar data from the lunar South Pole

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E2, 1999, Pages 3845-3862

  Simpson, Richard A ^a,b   Tyler, G Leonard ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOON; RADAR IMAGERY;

EID: 0033602277     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JE900038     Document Type: Article

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