Arecibo in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Arecibo in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records4 event labels3 people1962–1981

Historical events in Arecibo

1962

Mercury Radar

Gordon Pettengill · Astronomy

Radar astronomy helps refine measurements of Mercury and Venus.

1969

Planetary Radar

Gordon Pettengill · Technology

Planetary radar maps surfaces hidden by cloud and distance.

1974

Binary Pulsar Radar Analogy

Russell Hulse · Astronomy

Arecibo observations extend precision timing methods beyond radar astronomy.

1981

Arecibo Radar

Donald Campbell · Astronomy

Uses Arecibo planetary radar for high-resolution solar-system studies.

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