Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mini-RF instrument

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The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mini-RF instrument is a synthetic aperture radar payload designed to map the Moon’s surface and search for water ice, particularly in permanently shadowed polar regions.

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instanceOf lunar orbiter payload ⓘ
synthetic aperture radar instrument ⓘ
abbreviation Mini-RF ⓘ
application characterization of impact craters ⓘ
identification of potential landing sites ⓘ
support for future lunar resource utilization ⓘ
capability high-resolution imaging of lunar poles ⓘ
hybrid dual-polarization measurements ⓘ
measure circular polarization ratio ⓘ
dataProduct circular polarization ratio maps ⓘ
radar backscatter maps of lunar surface ⓘ
topographic information from radar imaging ⓘ
designedFor operation in permanently shadowed lunar craters ⓘ
fieldOfStudy lunar geology ⓘ
lunar volatile deposits ⓘ
planetary radar science ⓘ
frequencyBand S-band ⓘ
X-band ⓘ
fullName Miniature Radio Frequency instrument ⓘ
heritage based on Mini-SAR flown on Chandrayaan-1 ⓘ
hostSpacecraft Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft ⓘ
instrumentType hybrid-polarimetric SAR ⓘ
miniature radio frequency radar ⓘ
launchDate 2009-06-18 ⓘ
launchSite Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41 ⓘ
launchVehicle Atlas V 401 ⓘ
mission Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission ⓘ
observationRegion lunar north polar region ⓘ
lunar south polar region ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
orbitType lunar polar orbit ⓘ
partOf Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ⓘ
primaryObjective characterize permanently shadowed regions at lunar poles ⓘ
map lunar surface using radar ⓘ
search for water ice on the Moon ⓘ
relatedMission Chandrayaan-1 Mini-SAR instrument ⓘ
scientificGoal detect potential water ice deposits in polar craters ⓘ
determine dielectric properties of lunar regolith ⓘ
study lunar surface roughness at radar wavelengths ⓘ
spaceAgency Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory ⓘ
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ⓘ
status operational during early LRO mission phase ⓘ
targetBody Moon ⓘ
technique bistatic radar observations ⓘ
synthetic aperture radar imaging ⓘ
wavelength S-band radar wavelength ~12.6 cm ⓘ
X-band radar wavelength ~4.2 cm ⓘ

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