Determination of the rotation period of Venus using Magellan radar images
Mackels, Manon
Promotor(s) : Barbier, Christian
Date of defense : 25-Jun-2020/26-Jun-2020 • Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2268.2/8904
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Title : | Determination of the rotation period of Venus using Magellan radar images |
Author : | Mackels, Manon |
Date of defense : | 25-Jun-2020/26-Jun-2020 |
Advisor(s) : | Barbier, Christian |
Committee's member(s) : | Kerschen, Gaëtan
Orban, Anne Defrere, Denis |
Language : | English |
Discipline(s) : | Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences > Space science, astronomy & astrophysics Engineering, computing & technology > Aerospace & aeronautics engineering |
Institution(s) : | Université de Liège, Liège, Belgique |
Degree: | Master en ingénieur civil en aérospatiale, à finalité spécialisée en "aerospace engineering" |
Faculty: | Master thesis of the Faculté des Sciences appliquées |
Abstract
[fr] The aim of this Master Thesis is to develop a method to determine reliably the rotation period of Venus. To achieve this goal, the first step of this Master Thesis consists in determining the so-called Doppler Centroid, a frequency computed by performing some signal processing techniques on radar images (FFT algorithm). Indeed, this quantity can be linked to the rotation period through the angular velocity, in a global equation combining this last metric with orbital parameters. The final purpose consists in evaluating if the model applied to reach the objective is sufficiently reliable, i.e. if a modification in the Doppler Centroid substantially affects the rotation period.
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