Mini-SAR (Chandrayaan-1)
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Mini-SAR (Chandrayaan-1) is a NASA-provided synthetic aperture radar instrument flown on India’s Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter to map the Moon’s polar regions and search for water ice deposits.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NASA payload
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lunar remote sensing instrument ⓘ spaceborne synthetic aperture radar instrument ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Chandrayaan-1 Mini-SAR
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Mini-SAR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratingAgency |
Indian Space Research Organisation
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NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataArchive | NASA Planetary Data System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
circular polarization ratio maps
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lunar polar radar maps ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Applied Physics Laboratory
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NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | swath imaging of lunar surface ⓘ |
| frequencyBand | S-band ⓘ |
| heritage | based on Mini-RF technology ⓘ |
| hostAgency | Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostMission | Chandrayaan-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyResult |
identified radar signatures consistent with water ice in lunar polar craters
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provided evidence for water ice deposits in permanently shadowed regions ⓘ |
| launchCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2008-10-22 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
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Sriharikota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | PSLV-XL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measurementType |
circular polarization ratio
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radar backscatter ⓘ |
| missionPhase | Chandrayaan-1 nominal mapping phase ⓘ |
| observationMode | stripmap SAR imaging ⓘ |
| observationRegion |
lunar north pole
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lunar south pole ⓘ permanently shadowed craters ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| polarizationMode | circular polarization ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
map lunar polar regions
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search for water ice deposits in permanently shadowed regions ⓘ |
| program | NASA Discovery Program contribution to Chandrayaan-1 ⓘ |
| scienceDiscipline |
lunar science
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planetary radar ⓘ remote sensing ⓘ |
| scientificGoal |
characterize radar backscatter properties of lunar regolith
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detect signatures consistent with water ice ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Chandrayaan-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | mission completed ⓘ |
| successorInstrument | Mini-RF (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetBody | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wavelength | about 13 cm ⓘ |
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