The Relationship between Radar Scattering and Lunar Surface Roughness

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dc.contributorMarkley, Michelle
dc.contributor.advisorDyar, Darby
dc.contributor.advisorFassett, Caleb
dc.contributor.authorJawin, Erica
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-08T12:52:31Z
dc.date.available2012-05-08T12:52:31Z
dc.date.gradyear2012en_US
dc.date.issued2012-05-08
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding the morphology of volcanic features on the Moon is essential to discovering their emplacement mechanisms. It is possible to use radar to distinguish different volcanic terrains on the Moon. In this work, we explore the relationship between surface roughness and the radar signatures of various lunar volcanic domes, as well as other lunar geologic features. In order to quantify this relationship, we compared radar CPR values at S- and P-band wavelengths (12.6 and 70 cm, respectively) with pulse width and RMS topographic roughness attained from LOLA data. The comparison of these different parameters describes surface roughness on a range of length scales. Several regions on the Moon were analyzed using this technique: volcanic domes include the Marius Hills, the Gruithuisen and Mairan domes, as well as the Rümker Hills; other features analyzed include various mare lava flows, dark mantle deposits, and two young craters.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAstronomyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10166/980
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rights.restrictedpublic
dc.subjectMoonen_US
dc.subjectSurface Roughnessen_US
dc.subjectVolcanic Domesen_US
dc.subjectDark Mantle Depositsen_US
dc.subjectMareen_US
dc.subjectYoung Cratersen_US
dc.subjectRegolithen_US
dc.subjectRemote Sensingen_US
dc.subjectLaser Altimetryen_US
dc.subjectRadaren_US
dc.subjectMarius Hillsen_US
dc.subjectGruithuisen and Mairan Domesen_US
dc.subjectRümker Hillsen_US
dc.subjectCopernicus Crateren_US
dc.subjectTycho Crateren_US
dc.subjectLOLAen_US
dc.subjectMini-RFen_US
dc.titleThe Relationship between Radar Scattering and Lunar Surface Roughnessen_US
dc.typeThesis
mhc.degreeUndergraduateen_US
mhc.institutionMount Holyoke College

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