Analysis of Martian north polar ice cap layering with SHARAD data.

• Main Author: Lovati, Giulia
• Other Authors: Penasa, Luca, Massironi, Matteo
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Mars; ice caps; layering; radar; radargrams; SHARAD; orbital forcing; Settore FIS/05 - Astronomia e Astrofisica; Becerra; Ice cap
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12608/22570

Martian polar ice caps are characterized by layered deposits, mainly composed ofwater ice and a small percentage of dust sediments. Past investigations found thatthe layering periodicities can be connected with variations of Mars orbital parameters, because of the orbital forcing phenomenon (Becerra...