Mars electromagnetic environment: insights from field analysis at Earth analogs

Author

Filippini, R. ; Marcialis, R. ; Ottonello, C. ; Pagnan, S.

Author_Institution

Ist. per l´´Automazione Navale, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Genova, Italy

Volume

4

fYear

2002

fDate

24-28 June 2002

Firstpage

2340

Abstract

Active and passive low frequency electromagnetic sounding may be very useful to monitor Mars subsurface conductivity in order to detect the presence of water. However, without knowing more about the electromagnetic noise levels, the above possibilities remain uncertain. The paper presents a research activity aimed at the characterization of Martian electromagnetic environments using Earth´s analogues. The scientific basis of the research and some preliminary tests on implemented instrumentation are described.

Keywords

Mars; astronomical techniques; planetary atmospheres; planetary surfaces; radioastronomical techniques; radioastronomy; ELF; EM induction; EM noise level; Mars; VLF; electromagnetic environment; exploration; low frequency electromagnetic sounding; magnetotellurics; measurement technique; microwave radiometry; planetary atmosphere; planetary probe; planetary surface; radar remote sensing; radioastronomy; radiowave emission; subsurface; Conductivity; Earth; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic fields; Frequency; Instruments; Mars; Monitoring; Noise level; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7536-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1026538

Filename

1026538