High-Resolution Radar Imaging of Mercury
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J.K. Harmon; P.J. Perillat; M.A. Slade
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Article
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2001
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The recently upgraded Arecibo S-band (Ξ»12.6-cm) radar was used to make delay-Doppler images of Mercury's north polar region, where earlier observations had shown strong echoes from putative ice deposits in craters. The image resolution of 1.5-3 km is a substantial improvement over the 15-km resoluti