KnowraRadar astronomyLinked fromLinked fromThe 15 pages that link to Radar astronomy, each with the reason it gives.All 15Related 11Narrower topic 4Astronomical unitRelated: Radar measurements greatly improved estimates of Solar System distances before the unit's exact definition.Orbit determinationRelated: Radar range and Doppler measurements can constrain orbits differently from optical angles.Mercury's perihelion precessionRelated: Radar ranging to Mercury improved measurements of its orbit and tests of relativistic predictions.Planetary defenseRelated: Radar can refine the distance, motion, and shape estimates of nearby asteroids.Yarkovsky effectRelated: Radar astrometry made the small orbital displacement of Golevka measurable.Near-Earth objectRelated: Radar can refine an object's distance, rotation, and orbit during close approaches.Arecibo ObservatoryNarrower topic: Arecibo could transmit powerful radar signals as well as receive distant radio emissions.Gravitational parameterRelated: Radar measurements of satellite orbits can constrain a planet's gravitational parameter.Shapiro time delayNarrower topic: Planetary radar provided the early signal paths and timing measurements for the test.YORP effectRelated: Radar measurements of asteroid shape and rotation made a direct YORP test possible.Jodrell Bank ObservatoryNarrower topic: Lovell’s wartime radar experience helped shape the observatory’s first lunar investigations.433 ErosRelated: Radar observations of Eros refined its distance and orbit.3 JunoRelated: Radar observations provide direct constraints on Juno’s shape and surface properties.Geology of VenusRelated: Radar penetrates Venus’s opaque clouds and supplies most global surface images.History of radarNarrower topic: Radar methods opened a direct way to measure nearby planets and other solar-system bodies.