Mini-RF
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Mini-RF is a compact synthetic aperture radar instrument flown on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to map the Moon’s surface and search for water ice, particularly in permanently shadowed polar regions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar orbiter payload
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radar instrument ⓘ synthetic aperture radar ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Miniature Radio Frequency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| agency | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboration | Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataArchive | NASA Planetary Data System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
circular polarization ratio maps
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lunar surface roughness measurements ⓘ radar backscatter maps ⓘ |
| environment | lunar polar environment ⓘ |
| goal |
characterize radar backscatter properties of the Moon
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detect potential water ice deposits ⓘ support future lunar exploration ⓘ |
| heritage | technology from earlier radar missions such as Chandrayaan-1 Mini-SAR ⓘ |
| hostMission | Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2009-06-18 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas V 401 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measurementType |
polarimetric radar data
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radar backscatter ⓘ |
| missionPhase |
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter extended mission
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter primary mission ⓘ |
| observes |
lunar impact craters
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lunar regolith ⓘ lunar volcanic features ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitsWith | Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformType | compact instrument ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
map the Moon’s surface
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search for water ice on the Moon ⓘ |
| scienceFocus |
lunar polar regions
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permanently shadowed lunar craters ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
lunar science
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planetary science ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational during early LRO mission ⓘ |
| supports |
identification of potential landing sites
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resource prospecting for in-situ resource utilization ⓘ |
| targetBody | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technique |
bistatic radar observations
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synthetic aperture radar imaging ⓘ |
| usedFor |
discriminating ice from rough dry regolith
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mapping pyroclastic deposits ⓘ studying impact melt deposits ⓘ |
| wavelengthBand |
S-band
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X-band ⓘ |
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