Lunar Penetrating Radar onboard the Chang'e-3 mission

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2014 National Astronomical Observatories of Chinese Academy of Sciences and IOP Publishing Ltd.
, , Citation Fang Guang-You et al 2014 Res. Astron. Astrophys. 14 1607 DOI 10.1088/1674-4527/14/12/009

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  1. Received 23 July 2014
  2. Accepted 29 September 2014
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Abstract

Lunar Penetrating Radar (LPR) is one of the important scientific instruments onboard the Chang'e-3 spacecraft. Its scientific goals are the mapping of lunar regolith and detection of subsurface geologic structures. This paper describes the goals of the mission, as well as the basic principles, design, composition and achievements of the LPR. Finally, experiments on a glacier and the lunar surface are analyzed.

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