Definitions for radar astronomy
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ra′dar astron`omy(n.)
the branch of astronomy that uses radar to map the surfaces of planetary bodies, as the moon and Venus, and to determine periods of rotation.
Category: Astronomy
Origin of radar astronomy:
1955–60
Wiktionary
radar astronomy(Noun)
A technique that uses radar echoes to examine bodies within the solar system, obtaining information about size, shape, topography, surface density, spin etc.
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