Electromagnetic propagation modeling for GPR exploration of Martian subsurface

Author

Pettinelli, E. ; Pisani, A.R. ; Burghignoli, P. ; Galli, A. ; Ticconi, F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Rome Univ., Italy

fYear

2003

Firstpage

66

Lastpage

69

Abstract

This work presents a study on possible subsurface models for GPR exploration of Martian soil. In particular, based on recent experiments, the electromagnetic properties of Mars soil simulants are reported and relevant GPR performance is calculated in different frequency ranges through a one-dimensional transmission-line propagation model. The presence of statistically-distributed inhomogeneities inside soil is also taken into account by calculating their scattering and attenuation features.

Keywords

Mars; electromagnetic wave propagation; electromagnetic wave scattering; ground penetrating radar; planetary surfaces; GPR exploration; GPR propagation; Mars soil simulants; Martian subsurface; attenuation features; electromagnetic modeling; electromagnetic propagation modeling; electromagnetic property; frequency range; ground penetrating radar; one-dimensional transmission-line propagation model; scattering features; soil parameters; statistically-distributed inhomogeneity; transmission lines; Attenuation; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency; Ground penetrating radar; Mars; Planets; Radar scattering; Soil;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar, 2003. Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Delft, Netherlands

Print_ISBN

90-76928-04-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AGPR.2003.1207294

Filename

1207294