A concept for a simple radio observatory at the lunar south pole

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2473-2478

  Takahashi, Yuki D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETISM; MOON; OBSERVATORIES; RADIO INTERFERENCE;

SOUTH POLES;

SPACE RESEARCH;

INTERFEROMETRY; MOON; OBSERVATORY; POLAR REGION; SETTLEMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0141785620     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)00540-4     Document Type: Article

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