Compositional variations along the route of Chang’e-3 Yutu rover revealed by the lunar penetrating radar

Abstract Using the high-frequency lunar penetrating radar data obtained by the Chang’e-3 mission, we apply the frequency-shift method to calculate the decay rate of the electromagnetic wave in the regolith-like ejecta deposits of the Ziwei crater. The radar data are divided into segments according t...

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Main Authors: Chunyu Ding, Zhiyong Xiao, Yan Su, Jiannan Zhao, Jun Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-07-01
Series:Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40645-020-00340-4