Title :
GPR characterization of rocks buried in the Martian subsoil
Author :
Valerio, G. ; Galli, A. ; Barone, P.M. ; Lauro, S.E. ; Mattei, E. ; Pettinelli, E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Sapienza Univ. of Rome, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
This work presents theoretical and experimental analyses of GPR investigations for the detection of rocks buried in media simulating the Martian soil, in the framework of the “WISDOM” project of ExoMars mission. An experimental set-up has been built consisting in a box filled with a host material and scatterers, scannable with a GPR bistatic antenna. This set-up has also been implemented and studied through an electromagnetic CAD tool. Excellent agreement has been found between the measured and the simulated results on the scattering features, thus providing reliable information on the detectability of rocks in Martian complex subsurface scenarios.
Keywords :
Mars; planetary surfaces; rocks; soil; ExoMars mission; GPR analysis; GPR bistatic antenna; Martian complex subsurface scenarios; Martian exploration; Martian subsoil; WISDOM project; electromagnetic CAD tool; host material; numerical modeling; rocks; soil simulants; Drilling; Electromagnetic scattering; Geologic measurements; Geology; Ground penetrating radar; Mars; Planets; Radar scattering; Shape; Soil; GPR analysis; Martian exploration; numerical modeling; soil simulants;
Conference_Titel :
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), 2010 13th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lecce
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4604-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4605-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICGPR.2010.5550180
