Scientific Results
Some of the scientific results derived from VLBI include:
- Imaging particle emissions from distant sources. (See quasar, blazar)
- Imaging the surfaces of nearby stars at radio wavelengths (see also interferometry) – similar techniques have also been used to make infrared and optical images of stellar surfaces
- Definition of the celestial reference frame
- Motion of the Earth's tectonic plates
- Regional deformation and local uplift or subsidence.
- Variations in the Earth's orientation and length of day.
- Maintenance of the terrestrial reference frame
- Measurement of gravitational forces of the Sun and Moon on the Earth and the deep structure of the Earth
- Improvement of atmospheric models
- Measurement of the fundamental speed of gravity
- The tracking of the Huygens probe as it passed through Titan's atmosphere, allowing wind velocity measurements
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