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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.[1955-60]
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radar astronomy
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radar astronomy — noun Date: 1959 astronomy in which celestial bodies in the solar system are studied by analyzing the return of radio waves directed at them … New Collegiate Dictionary
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