Moon radar experiment (Zoltán Bay, 1946)
In 1946 a Hungarian scientist was the first person to detect radar echoes from the Moon.
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radar, Zoltán Lajos Bay, radar signal, antenna, radio frequency, frequency, radar station, radar echo, wave, sign, measuring instrument, reflection, distance measurement, receiver, transmitter, Moon, Earth, speed of light, mechanics, experiment, physical
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