Numerical Simulations of the Lunar Penetrating Radar and Investigations of the Geological Structures of the Lunar Regolith Layer at the Chang’E 3 Landing Site

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">LPR parameters</td><td class="align_center"><i> Ch. 1</i></td><td class="align_center"><i> Ch. 2</i></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Center frequency (MHz)</td><td class="align_center">60</td><td class="align_center">500</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pulse emission voltage (V)</td><td class="align_center">1000</td><td class="align_center">400</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Bandwidth (MHz)</td><td class="align_center">40–80</td><td class="align_center">250–750</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sampling interval (ns)</td><td class="align_center">2.5</td><td class="align_center">0.3125</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Range resolution</td><td class="align_center">Meter level</td><td class="align_center">&lt;30 cm</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Detection depth (m)</td><td class="align_center">≧100 m</td><td class="align_center">≦30 m</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Basic parameters of lunar penetrating radar.

International Journal of Antennas and Propagation

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Table 1: Numerical Simulations of the Lunar Penetrating Radar and Investigations of the Geological Structures of the Lunar Regolith Layer at the Chang’E 3 Landing Site 

Table 1 | Numerical Simulations of the Lunar Penetrating Radar and Investigations of the Geological Structures of the Lunar Regolith Layer at the Chang’E 3 Landing Site 