The preliminary processing and analysis of LPR Channel-2B data from Chang'E-3

The Lunar Penetrating Radar (LPR) carried by Chang'E-3 has imaged the shallow subsurface of the landing site at the northern Mare Imbrium. The antenna B of the Channel-2 onboard the LPR (LPR Channel-2B) has collected more than 2000 traces of usable raw data. Because of the low resolution and noise of the raw data, only a few shallow geological structures are visible. To improve the resolution and the signal-to-noise ratio of the LPR data, we processed the LPR data including amplitude compensation, filtering, and deconvolution processes. The processing results reveal that the data processing in this study not only improves the signal-to-noise ratio of the LPR Channel-2B data but also makes the geological structures vivid. The processing results will lay the foundation for the subsequent geological interpretation and physical property inversion of lunar materials.