The long wavelength radar for Mars surface and ionosphere probing

Author

Armand, N.A. ; Andrianov, V.A. ; Marchouk, V.N. ; Shtern, D.Ya. ; Mesterton, A.P. ; Prokopenko, V.M. ; Hagfors, T. ; Nielsen, E. ; Kopka, H. ; Ero, J. ; Breus, T.K. ; Kolvakh, S.V.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Radio Eng. & Electron., Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia

fYear

1997

fDate

14-16 Oct 1997

Firstpage

819

Lastpage

823

Abstract

This article describes the main solutions during the design and manufacture of the long wavelength radar (LWR) RLK-M for a planet exploration from the orbiter. The results of ground testing are discussed. The RLK-M is destined for remote sounding of Mars surface, subsurface, cryolithosphere structure and the Martian ionosphere. The main parameters of RLK-M are presented. The structure of the RLK-M is illustrated and the main components of the radar (transmitter, receiver) are shown. The system´s operation with a relatively short antenna in comparison with the wavelength at the low frequencies of the LWR range, the use of complex radio signals, and on-board radar control and data processing are also discussed

Keywords

remote sensing by radar; Mars ionosphere probing; Mars surface probing; complex radio signals; cryolithosphere structure; design; dipole antenna; ground testing; long wavelength radar; manufacture; on-board radar control; orbiter; planet exploration; radar data processing; receiver; remote sounding; subsurface; transmitter; wavelength;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Radar 97 (Conf. Publ. No. 449)

Conference_Location

Edinburgh

ISSN

0537-9989

Print_ISBN

0-85296-698-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1049/cp:19971791

Filename

629296