The Apollo Lunar Sounder Experiment (ALSE) was a three-frequency wide-band coherent radar system operated from lunar orbit during the Apollo 17 mission. The scientific objectives of the experiment include the mapping of subsurface structure, surface profiling, surface imaging, and galactic noise measurement. Examples of subsurface reflections are discussed, giving attention to VHF sounding, HF2 sounding, and HF1 sounding. Examples of imagery and profiles are also considered, taking into account various craters and profile high points.


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    Title :

    The Apollo 17 Lunar Sounder.


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Plenary Meeting on The near ultraviolet spectrum of early type stars obtained with S 59 ; 1973 ; Konstanz, Germany


    Publication date :

    1973-05-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Apollo lunar sounder experiment

    Phillips, R. J. / Adams, G. F. / Brown, W. E., Jr. et al. | NTRS | 1973


    The Apollo 17 Lunar Sounder

    Phillips, R. J. / Brown, W. E., Jr. / Jordan, R. et al. | NTRS | 1973


    The Apollo Lunar Sounder radar system

    Porcello, L. J. / Zelenka, J. S. / Adams, G. F. et al. | NTRS | 1974