Published 1987 | Version v1
Book

Radio astronomy on the moon

Description

The advantages and opportunities for radio astronomy on the moon during the early to mid 21st century are reviewed. In particular, it is argued that the lack of atmosphere, the extremely low seismic activity, the low RF background, and the natural cryogenic environment make the moon (particularly the far side and the poles) a nearly ideal locale for submillimeter/FIR to VLF (below 10 MHz) radio astronomy. 22 references

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
National Radio Astronomy Observatory.
Imprint Place
Charlottsville, VA (USA)
Imprint Title
Radio astronomy from space; Proceedings of the Workshop, Green Bank, WV, Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 1986
Journal Page Range
p. 29-39.

Conference

Title
NRAO workshop on cometary radio astronomy.
Dates
24-26 Sep 1986.
Place
Green Bank, WV (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
19097316
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
FAR INFRARED RADIATION; INTERFEROMETRY; MOON; RADIO TELESCOPES; RADIOASTRONOMY; USES
Descriptors DEC
ASTRONOMY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; INFRARED RADIATION; RADIATIONS; RADIO EQUIPMENT; SATELLITES; TELESCOPES