Field Experiments of a Surface-Penetrating Radar for Mars
Using ground-penetrating radars to investigate the subsurface of Mars will be a key scientific objective over the next several years, especially in light of the large possibility that water could exist within the planet. Radars operating from a few megahertz up to a gigahertz will be able to provide...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.9.670 2023-05-15T16:37:29+02:00 Field Experiments of a Surface-Penetrating Radar for Mars Leuschen Kanagaratnam Yoshikawa The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2002 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.9.670 http://www.ittc.ku.edu/publications/documents/Leuschen2002_igarss2002-1.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.9.670 http://www.ittc.ku.edu/publications/documents/Leuschen2002_igarss2002-1.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.ittc.ku.edu/publications/documents/Leuschen2002_igarss2002-1.pdf text 2002 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T19:43:33Z Using ground-penetrating radars to investigate the subsurface of Mars will be a key scientific objective over the next several years, especially in light of the large possibility that water could exist within the planet. Radars operating from a few megahertz up to a gigahertz will be able to provide valuable information concerning the subsurface electrical structure at resolutions ranging from a few centimeters near the surface to a few tens of meters at greater depths. One of the major goals of the work presented was to develop a lightweight, low-power, frequency-modulated radar system that could be used to detect subsurface deposits of ice and water. An inexpensive prototype system was developed using off-the-shelf connectorized components and evaluation boards. To verify the operation of this prototype system, a preliminary experiment was conducted in Lawrence, Kansas. Next, experiments were conducted over locations containing permafrost and ice in Fairbanks, Alaska. Results from these experiments are presented. Text Ice permafrost Alaska Unknown Fairbanks |
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Using ground-penetrating radars to investigate the subsurface of Mars will be a key scientific objective over the next several years, especially in light of the large possibility that water could exist within the planet. Radars operating from a few megahertz up to a gigahertz will be able to provide valuable information concerning the subsurface electrical structure at resolutions ranging from a few centimeters near the surface to a few tens of meters at greater depths. One of the major goals of the work presented was to develop a lightweight, low-power, frequency-modulated radar system that could be used to detect subsurface deposits of ice and water. An inexpensive prototype system was developed using off-the-shelf connectorized components and evaluation boards. To verify the operation of this prototype system, a preliminary experiment was conducted in Lawrence, Kansas. Next, experiments were conducted over locations containing permafrost and ice in Fairbanks, Alaska. Results from these experiments are presented. |
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