ngRadar: Reiner Gamma on the Moon (April 2026)
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Credit: The National Radio Astronomy Observatory, including Green Bank Observatory and the Very Long Baseline Array, is a facility of the National Science Foundation (NSF) operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI). Part of this work was supported by Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure-1 award 2131866 from the NSF to AUI. Image processing by NRAO. Image Credit: NSF/AUI/NRAO/Raytheon.
Observation

The Reiner Gamma region on the Moon imaged with 5 meter range resolution using the 700 W transmitter on the Green Bank Telescope with echoes received by a single antenna of the Very Long Baseline Array. The effective resolution is about 100 meters per pixel from only five minutes of integration time. See also the Science/Science Results tab!

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About the Object

Name
Reiner Gamma (Moon)
Type
Planet > Satellite > Feature > Surface