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by annacollins 3905 days ago
That means the second axis is generated by measuring the distance (slant range) from the antenna to each point. right ?
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Right. If the radar is held stationary, it can produce a one-dimensional "image" of what is in its line-of-sight. Move it sideways and you generate the 2nd axis.

It's a little more complex than that, because the field of view is not a perfectly narrow beam, but same idea.