The Lunar Radar Sounder (LRS) experiment on board the Kaguya spacecraft is observing the subsurface structure of the Moon, using ground-penetrating radar operating in the frequency range of 5 MHz [1]. Because LRS data provides in-formation about lunar features below the surface, it allows us to improve our understanding of the processes that formed the Moon, and the post-formation changes that have occurred (such as basin formation and volcanism). We look at a swath of preliminary LRS data, that spans from 7 to 72 N, and from 2 to 10 W, passing through the eastern portion of Mare Imbrium (Figure 1). Using software, designed for the mineral exploration industry, we produce a preliminary, coarse 3D model, showing the regional structure beneath the study area. Future research will involve smaller subsets of the data in regions of interest, where finer structures, such as those identified in [2], can be studied.


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    Title :

    Preliminary Regional Analysis of the Kaguya Lunar Radar Sounder (LRS) Data through Eastern Mare Imbrium


    Contributors:
    Cooper, B.L. (author) / Antonenko, I. (author) / Yamaguchi, Y. (author) / Osinski, G. (author) / Ono, T. (author) / Ku-mamoto, A. (author)

    Conference:

    40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ; 2009 ; Texas, United States


    Publication date :

    2009-03-23


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :




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