Radar astronomy, the Glossary
Radar astronomy is a technique of observing nearby astronomical objects by reflecting radio waves or microwaves off target objects and analyzing their reflections.[1]
Table of Contents
50 relations: Arecibo Observatory, Asteroid belt, Astrometry, Astronomical object, Astronomical unit, Cassini–Huygens, Civil Aviation Technology College, Earth, Ephemeris, Flyby (spaceflight), Galilean moons, General relativity, Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex, Goldstone Solar System Radar, Imaging radar, Impact event, Inverse-square law, Jean-Luc Margot, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Jupiter, Libration, Magellan (spacecraft), Mars, Mars Express, Mercury (planet), Microwave, Moon, NASA Deep Space Network, Near-Earth object, Parallax, Paul Elek, Pluton (complex), Public relations, Radar, Radar altimeter, Radio astronomy, Radio wave, RT-70, Saturn, Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, Solar System, Tehran, Transceiver, University of California, Los Angeles, Venus, Watt, 4179 Toutatis, 6489 Golevka, 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann, 99942 Apophis.
Arecibo Observatory
The Arecibo Observatory, also known as the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC) and formerly known as the Arecibo Ionosphere Observatory, is an observatory in Barrio Esperanza, Arecibo, Puerto Rico owned by the US National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, centered on the Sun and roughly spanning the space between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars.
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Astrometry
Astrometry is a branch of astronomy that involves precise measurements of the positions and movements of stars and other celestial bodies.
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Astronomical object
An astronomical object, celestial object, stellar object or heavenly body is a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists within the observable universe.
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Astronomical unit
The astronomical unit (symbol: au, or AU) is a unit of length defined to be exactly equal to.
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Cassini–Huygens
Cassini–Huygens, commonly called Cassini, was a space-research mission by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a space probe to study the planet Saturn and its system, including its rings and natural satellites.
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Civil Aviation Technology College
The Civil Aviation Technology College (CATC College)(Higher Education Center of Civil Aviation and Airports of the country) is the oldest training centre providing specialized manpower needed by Iran's civil aviation industry, It has been operating since 1938 (officially 1940) the order of King Reza Pahlavi.
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Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.
Ephemeris
In astronomy and celestial navigation, an ephemeris (pl. ephemerides) is a book with tables that gives the trajectory of naturally occurring astronomical objects as well as artificial satellites in the sky, i.e., the position (and possibly velocity) over time.
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Flyby (spaceflight)
A flyby is a spaceflight operation in which a spacecraft passes in proximity to another body, usually a target of its space exploration mission and/or a source of a gravity assist (also called swing-by) to impel it towards another target.
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Galilean moons
The Galilean moons, or Galilean satellites, are the four largest moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
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General relativity
General relativity, also known as the general theory of relativity and Einstein's theory of gravity, is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1915 and is the current description of gravitation in modern physics.
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Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC), commonly called the Goldstone Observatory, is a satellite ground station located in Fort Irwin in the U.S. state of California.
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Goldstone Solar System Radar
The Goldstone Solar System Radar (GSSR) is a large radar system used for investigating objects in the Solar System.
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Imaging radar
Imaging radar is an application of radar which is used to create two-dimensional images, typically of landscapes.
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Impact event
An impact event is a collision between astronomical objects causing measurable effects.
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Inverse-square law
In science, an inverse-square law is any scientific law stating that the observed "intensity" of a specified physical quantity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source of that physical quantity.
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Jean-Luc Margot
Jean-Luc Margot (born 1969) is a Belgian-born astronomer and a UCLA professor with expertise in planetary sciences and SETI.
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) in La Cañada Flintridge, California, Crescenta Valley, United States.
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Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.
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Libration
In lunar astronomy, libration is the cyclic variation in the apparent position of the Moon perceived by Earth-bound observers and caused by changes between the orbital and rotational planes of the moon.
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Magellan (spacecraft)
The Magellan spacecraft was a robotic space probe launched by NASA on May 4, 1989.
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Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.
Mars Express
Mars Express is a space exploration mission being conducted by the European Space Agency (ESA).
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Mercury (planet)
Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System.
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Microwave
Microwave is a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than other radio waves (as originally discovered) but longer than infrared waves.
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Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.
NASA Deep Space Network
The NASA Deep Space Network (DSN) is a worldwide network of spacecraft communication ground segment facilities, located in the United States (California), Spain (Madrid), and Australia (Canberra), that supports NASA's interplanetary spacecraft missions.
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Near-Earth object
A near-Earth object (NEO) is any small Solar System body orbiting the Sun whose closest approach to the Sun (perihelion) is less than 1.3 times the Earth–Sun distance (astronomical unit, AU).
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Parallax
Parallax is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight and is measured by the angle or half-angle of inclination between those two lines.
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Paul Elek
Paul Elek (1906–1976), Obituaries, AJR Information, Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain, Vol.
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Pluton (complex)
Pluton is a system of deep space communications and planetary radar in Crimea.
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Public relations
Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception.
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Radar
Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (ranging), direction (azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site.
Radar altimeter
A radar altimeter (RA), also called a radio altimeter (RALT), electronic altimeter, reflection altimeter, or low-range radio altimeter (LRRA), measures altitude above the terrain presently beneath an aircraft or spacecraft by timing how long it takes a beam of radio waves to travel to ground, reflect, and return to the craft.
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Radio astronomy
Radio astronomy is a subfield of astronomy that studies celestial objects at radio frequencies. Radar astronomy and radio astronomy are Observational astronomy.
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Radio wave
Radio waves are a type of electromagnetic radiation with the lowest frequencies and the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum, typically with frequencies below 300 gigahertz (GHz) and wavelengths greater than, about the diameter of a grain of rice.
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RT-70
There are three radio telescopes designated RT-70, all in countries that were once part of the former Soviet Union, all with similar specifications: 70m dishes and an operating range of 5–300 GHz.
Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter.
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Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) is an international research effort that obtained digital elevation models on a near-global scale from 56°S to 60°N, to generate the most complete high-resolution digital topographic database of Earth prior to the release of the ASTER GDEM in 2009.
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Solar System
The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies.
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Tehran
Tehran (تهران) or Teheran is the capital and largest city of Iran as well as the largest in Tehran Province.
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Transceiver
In radio communication, a transceiver is an electronic device which is a combination of a radio ''trans''mitter and a re''ceiver'', hence the name.
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University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun.
Watt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3.
4179 Toutatis
4179 Toutatis (provisional designation) is an elongated, stony asteroid and slow rotator, classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo asteroid group, approximately 2.5 kilometers in diameter.
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6489 Golevka
6489 Golevka is an Apollo, Mars-crosser, and Alinda asteroid discovered in 1991 by Eleanor F. Helin.
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73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann
73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann, also known as Schwassmann–Wachmann 3 or SW3 for short, is a periodic comet that has a 5.4 year orbital period and that has been actively disintegrating since 1995.
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99942 Apophis
99942 Apophis (provisional designation) is a near-Earth asteroid and a potentially hazardous object with a diameter of that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 when initial observations indicated a probability up to 2.7% that it would hit Earth on April 13, 2029.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_astronomy
Also known as Planetary radar, Radar telescope.