American Association for the Advancement of Science - Denver 2024
The exploration of the Solar System and our near-Earth environment with radar helps to understand the current state and the evolution of Earth's nearest celestial neighbors. Radar plays an important role in planetary science and planetary defense by characterizing these bodies and evaluating their impact risk to Earth. Advances in astronomical radar are opening new avenues, renewed investment, and interest in joint industry and scientific community collaborations as a multidisciplinary venture. The National Academies’ Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey report sent a strong message from the community to NASA and the National Science Foundation to support ground-based astronomical radar capabilities. There is currently only one system in the world, the Goldstone Solar System Radar, concentrating on these efforts. A new instrument concept called the next generation RADAR (ngRADAR) system will use the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope and other current and future facilities to expand on these capabilities. This scientific session will showcase recent results obtained with ground-based radar systems and discuss how radar has the potential to substantially advance knowledge of the solar system, inform future robotic and manned spaceflight, and identify Earth-impact hazards.
https://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2024/meetingapp.cgi/Session/31587
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Tony Beasley, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, VA -
Brian R. Kent, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, VA
Organizer
Co-Organizer and Moderator
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Edgard Rivera-Valentín, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD - Marina Brozovic, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
- Patrick A. Taylor, Central Development Laboratory, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, VA
Speakers
