How does a radar signal bounce off of a distant object back to the exact spot that it was sent from?

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How does a radar signal bounce off of a distant object back to the exact spot that it was sent from?

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The bounce typically spreads out in all directions. This means your received signal is going to be significantly less powerful than the transmitted signal, but as long as you have a powerful transmitter and/or a good receiver that can process the return signal, you can detect it.

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