The highest-resolution radar Moon images ever taken were captured using a transmitter less powerful than a microwave oven.
A team of scientists used the National Science Foundation's Green Bank Telescope and Very Long Baseline Array to capture the highest-resolution radar images ever taken of the Moon from Earth.
Impressively, they used a transmitter less powerful than a microwave oven to capture their images, as perTheir work paves the way for a next-generation system that could capture high-detail radar images of distant worlds and could also image near-Earth asteroids with unprecedented detail, helping to boost global planetary defense efforts.The new radar images were captured as part of a collaboration between the National Radio Astronomy Observatory ,, and Raytheon Intelligence & Space .
Using a prototype for their next-gen system, the organizations were able to capture incredibly high-detail images. They did this using a low-power radar transmitter, with up to 700 watts of output power at 13.9 GHz, designed by RIS. They pointed their system at the Moon and received radar echoes using NRAO's ten 25-meter VLBA antennas.Raytheon TechnologiesThe result is an impressive image of the Moon's Tycho crater, captured with 5-meter resolution.
"With the high-power system, we could study more objects much further away," he continued. "When it comes to developing strategies for possible impacts, having more warning time is everything." Aside from keeping us safe, the system will also allow scientists to probe our Solar System and gain new insight into the many moons and planets orbiting our sun.
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