Gordon Pettengill

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Gordon Pettengill

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#2077

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#3121

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#841

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Astronomy

#249

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#543

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#140

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According to Wikipedia, Gordon Hemenway Pettengill was an American radio astronomer and planetary physicist. He was one of the first to take radar from its original military application to its use as a tool for astronomy. He was professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Gordon Pettengill's Published Works

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Published Works

Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter: Experiment summary after the first year of global mapping of Mars (2001) (1468)
The global topography of Mars and implications for surface evolution. (1999) (911)
Pioneer Venus Radar results: Geology from images and altimetry (1980) (272)
Venus topography and kilometer‐scale slopes (1992) (271)
Observations of the north polar region of Mars from the Mars orbiter laser altimeter. (1998) (252)
Topography of the northern hemisphere of Mars from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter. (1998) (226)
Pioneer Venus Radar results altimetry and surface properties (1980) (223)
Fourth Test of General Relativity: New Radar Result (1971) (185)
FOURTH TEST OF GENERAL RELATIVITY: PRELIMINARY RESULTS. (1968) (151)
Climate change and the integrity of science. (2010) (137)
Magellan: Radar Performance and Data Products (1991) (132)
The scattering behavior of the Moon at wavelengths of 3.6, 68, and 784 centimeters (1963) (107)
Magellan: Mission Summary (1991) (104)
Venus surface radiothermal emission as observed by Magellan (1992) (102)
Venus: Surface electromagnetic properties (1988) (96)
Radar measurements of Martian topography. (1969) (90)
High-resolution radar maps of the lunar surface at 3.8-cm wavelength (1974) (90)
Pancakelike domes on Venus (1992) (74)
Gravitational Constant: Experimental Bound on Its Time Variation (1971) (74)
Galilean satellites: 1976 radar results (1978) (70)
The Magellan Venus Radar Mapping Mission (1990) (68)
Venus global radar reflectivity and correlations with elevation (1985) (67)
Venus: Global Surface Radar Reflectivity (1982) (63)
Winter clouds over the North Martian Polar Cap (2000) (62)
Mercury's perihelion advance - Determination by radar. (1972) (55)
A radar investigation of Venus (1962) (55)
Electrical Properties of the Venus Surface from Bistatic Radar Observations (1996) (47)
Magellan: Electrical and Physical Properties of Venus' Surface (1991) (47)
Martian Craters and a Scarp as Seen by Radar (1971) (43)
Comet Encke: Radar Detection of Nucleus (1982) (42)
Radar Measurements of the Surface Topography and Roughness of Mars (1970) (41)
Radar determination of the rotations of Venus and Mercury (1967) (40)
A radar study of the lunar crater Tycho at 3.8-cm and 70-cm wavelengths (1968) (40)
Physical properties of the planets and satellites from radar observations. (1978) (39)
Enhancement of radar reflectivity associated with the lunar crater Tycho (1962) (38)
Topography and radar scattering properties of Mars (1973) (36)
The rings of Saturn: Two-frequency radar observations (1977) (35)
Venus: Preliminary Topographic and Surface Imaging Results from the Pioneer Orbiter (1979) (32)
The Case for the Radar Radius of Venus (1968) (31)
New Radar Image of Venus (1976) (31)
Radar observations of the icy Galilean satellites (1980) (30)
The surface of Venus (1980) (30)
Radar observations of Mars and 'fupiter at 70 CM (1967) (29)
Venus: Topography Revealed by Radar Data (1972) (29)
Icy craters on the Galilean satellites (1978) (29)
Radar Echoes from Venus: Advances in several arts made possible this experiment in radio astronomy performed during the IGY. (1959) (28)
Quasi-sinusoidal oscillation in arrival times of pulses from NP 0532 (1970) (26)
Radar observations of three comets and detection of echoes from one: P/Grigg-Skjellerup (1998) (25)
7. Dynamics, winds, circulation and turbulence in the atmosphere of venus (1977) (24)
Radar observations of Saturn's rings at intermediate tilt angles (1980) (24)
Galilean Satellites of Jupiter: 12.6-Centimeter Radar Observations (1977) (23)
Radar measurements at 70 CM of Venus and Mercury (1967) (22)
Radar observations of Icarus (1969) (18)
Pioneer Venus Radar Mapper Experiment (1979) (17)
Radar observations of asteroids (1979) (17)
The radar cross section of the Moon (1963) (16)
Radar Interferometric Observations of Venus at 70-Centimeter Wavelength (1970) (16)
70-cm radar observations of 433 Eros (1976) (15)
Radar detectability of comets (1982) (15)
Pioneer Venus Orbiter Radar Mapper: Design And Operation (1980) (14)
The case for the radar radius of venus. (1968) (13)
Radar observations of asteroid 1580 Betulia (1979) (12)
Comment on radar scattering from Saturn's rings (1974) (12)
Delay-Doppler radar observations of Saturn's rings (1982) (11)
Wind Velocities on Venus: Vector Determination by Radio Interferometry (1979) (11)
Radar echoes from Venus and a new determination of the solar parallax (1961) (9)
Radar Measurements of the Lunar Surface (1962) (9)
Cross Sections forp−pScattering at 330 and 225 Mev (1954) (8)
An Alternative Option to the Dual-Probe Out-of-Ecliptic Mission Via Jupiter Swingby (1976) (7)
A review of radar studies of planetary surfaces (1965) (7)
Alphonsus Crater: Floor fracture and dark‐mantle deposit distribution from new 3.0‐cm radar images (1991) (7)
A review of radar observations of Saturn’s rings (1984) (5)
Radar detection of Vesta (1980) (4)
Visible and Near-Infrared Spectral Photometry of the Rings of Saturn from Silicon Diode Vidicon Images (1977) (3)
Lunar Radar Reflections (1965) (3)
The Millstone Radar in Satellite and Missile Tracking (1961) (3)
MOLA: The Future of Mars Global Cartography (1999) (3)
A new technique for investigation of meteor echoes at UHF (1962) (3)
A RADAR INTERFEROMETER STUDY OF VENUS AT 3.8 CM (1968) (3)
Dielectric surface properties of Venus (1992) (2)
Pioneer Venus Radar Results: Geomorphology from Imaging and Altimetry (1980) (2)
VEGA Landing Sites: Geological Characteristics of the Surrounding Region, Rusalka Planitia, Venus (1986) (2)
MEASUREMENTS OK PROTON-PROTON SCATTERING IN THE ENERGY REGION 150 TO 340 MEV (1954) (2)
Venus: Global Distribution of Radar Roughness and Reflectivity and Correlations with Elevation (1983) (2)
Mercury and Venus: High-Resolution Radar Topographic Profiles (1973) (2)
Radar Detection of the Asteroid 1 Ceres. (1977) (2)
Delineation of fault zones using imaging radar (1986) (2)
REFLECTION PROPERTIES OF VENUS AT 3.8 cm (1968) (2)
Small-Angle P-P Cross Sections and Polarization at 300 MEV (1954) (2)
Radar map of Venus at 3.8 cm wavelength (1974) (2)
Exploring the Solar System by Radar (1960) (1)
Planetary Radar Astronomy (1965) (1)
Radar scattering properties of pancakelike domes on Venus (1992) (1)
Zuber , from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter Observations of the North Polar Region of Mars (2009) (1)
Astronomical Constants from Analysis of Inner-Planet Radar Data. (1971) (1)
Recent Arecibo observations of Mercury (1965) (1)
Results from the Magellan altimeter. (1991) (1)
Review Paper: Achievements of Planetary Radar Astronomy. (1965) (1)
Anomalous scattering behavior of selected impact parabola features: Magellan cycle-to-cycle comparisons (1992) (1)
Investigation Overview and First Results from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (1998) (1)
The Magellan Quasi-Specular Bistatic Radar Experiment (1994) (0)
A Conversation with Gordon H. Pettengill (2010) (0)
Working Group on Martian Nomenclature (1973) (0)
Invited Review "Comparative Geological Histories of the Terrestrial Planets." (1981) (0)
DPS History (2020) (0)
URSI National Committee Report, XIV General Assembly, Tokyo, September 1963: Commission 2. Tropospheric Radio Propagation (7 Sections) (1964) (0)
Venus Nomenclature 2001: Introduction of the New Names, Changes to the Earlier Approved Names, and Improvements at the Website (2002) (0)
Martian daytime clouds observed by MOLA, TES, and MOC (2003) (0)
Topographic Feature Names on Venus: Progress in 2000, Review of 1997-2000 Development, Current State, and Prospective (2001) (0)
Book reviews (1971) (0)
New Results from the Magellan Bistatic Radar Experiment (2005) (0)
16. Physical Study of Planets and Satellites (Étude Physique de Planètes et Satellites) (1976) (0)
Regional Elevations in the Southern Hemisphere of Mars From the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (1999) (0)
CO2 Ice Clouds in the Polar Hood as Seen by MOLA (1999) (0)
Venus Surface Composition from Radio/radar Measurements (1985) (0)
Invited Review: Particle Sizes in Saturn's Rings (1974) (0)
MARTIAN POLAR CLOUDS (2002) (0)
Comet Sugano-Saigusa-Fujikawa (1983e) (1983) (0)
Erratum: Revised mass determinations of eclipsing binaries (Astron. J. (1967) (0)
Pettengill receives the Whitten Medal (1997) (0)
Pioneer-Venus Radar Observations - The First Year (invited). (1979) (0)
Delineation of major geologic structures in Turkey using SIR-B data (1984) (0)
High Resolution Magellan Topography (1991) (0)
Research Participation in the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter Experiment (2003) (0)
THE PLANETS AND SATELLITES FROM RADAR OBSERVATIONS (1978) (0)
Spectral measurement techniques in planetary radar (1964) (0)
More New Names for the Features on Venus: A Review of the 1999 Progress (2000) (0)
17. La Lune (The Moon) (1970) (0)
Radar Measurements of Venus (1963) (0)
Physical study of planets and satellites (1973) (0)
Magellan Emissivity Measurements and Their Relationship to Geologic Features on the Surface of Venus (1991) (0)
Very-Long-Baseline Interferometry Techniques Applied to Problems of Geodesy, Geophysics, Planetary Science, Astronomy, and General Relativity (1973) (0)
Topography and Scattering Characteristics of Venus (1974) (0)
Venus Radar Imaging: Results from the 1975 Conjunction (1976) (0)
Radar studies of the planets. [radar measurements of lunar surface, Mars, Mercury, and Venus] (1974) (0)
Venus: Global distribution of Pioneer-Venus radar roughness and reflectivity and global correlation of altimetry, roughness and reflectivity observations (1984) (0)
The Motion of CO2 Clouds over the Martian Winter Poles (2000) (0)
Total Cross Sections for P-P Scattering at 330 and 225 MEV (1954) (0)
Martian topography by radar,1971 (1971) (0)
Venus: Evidence for High Dielectric Constants in Elevated Regions (1983) (0)
16. Physical Study of Planets and Satellites (1973) (0)
Martian Surface Properties as Seen by Radar: the 1973 Opposition (1974) (0)
Improvements in Radar Ranging Accuracy Using Correlation Techniques (1970) (0)
The rings of Saturn (1974) (0)
New Very-High-Resolution Lunar Radar Measurements at 3. 0 CM Wavelength: Initial Maps of the Hadley/Apollo 15 Area (1987) (0)
Latest Results from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) (2000) (0)

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