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Radar Observations of the Planets

Echoes of high-frequency waves aimed at the planets from the earth provide a new test of the general theory of relativity and precise determinations of the anomalous spin rates of Mercury and Venus

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 219 Issue 1This article was originally published with the title “Radar Observations of the Planets” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 219 No. 1 (), p. 28
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0768-28