LUNAR THERMAL EMISSION MEASUREMENTS
Abstract
During two lunar eclipses, 15 March 1960 and 25 August 1961, simultaneous records of the lunar thermal emission at 1200 to 3100 mc were obtained with the 84-ft radio telescope of the USAF Sagamore Hill Radio Observatory. No change in lunar temperature was measured at either frequency during the eclipses. A simple straightforward method is described to convert antenna temperatures to average disk temperatures of the moon; the latter were found to be 230 K at 1200 mc and 223 K at 3100 mc. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0289032
Entities
People
- Carl P. Ferioli
- John P. Castelli
Organizations
- Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories