Title :
Shallow Radar (SHARAD) investigations over Sinus Meridiani
Author :
Restano, M. ; Mastrogiuseppe, M. ; Masdea, A. ; Picardi, G. ; Seu, R.
Author_Institution :
DIET Dept., Univ. of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
Mars equatorial region Sinus Meridiani has been investigated by the Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) onboard the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) revealing the presence of gray hematite. Laboratory measurements on magnetic minerals including gray hematite have been performed afterwards suggesting that the Shallow Radar (SHARAD) instrument onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) should be capable to reveal the reflectivity contrast, the influence on the penetration depth and the temperature dependence effect on the received echoes. The proposed wok suggests a possible study aimed to evaluate such considerations including both theoretical models as well as experimental data analysis.
Keywords :
Mars; astronomical instruments; astronomical spectra; ground penetrating radar; magnetic materials; minerals; radar astronomy; MRO; Mars equatorial region; Mars global surveyor; Mars reconnaissance orbiter; SHARAD; Sinus Meridiani; gray hematite; magnetic minerals; reflectivity contrast; shallow radar; thermal emission spectrometer; Extraterrestrial measurements; Ground penetrating radar; Mars; Surface topography; Temperature dependence; Temperature measurement; Ground Penetrating Radar; Magnetic Minerals; Mars; SHARAD; Sinus Meridiani;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1160-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6350742
