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.
Shallow Radar (SHARAD) investigations over Sinus Meridiani / Restano, Marco; Mastrogiuseppe, Marco; A., Masdea; G., Picardi; Seu, Roberto. - 1:(2012), pp. 3206-3209. (Intervento presentato al convegno IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) tenutosi a Munich, GERMANY nel JUL 22-27, 2012) [10.1109/igarss.2012.6350742].
Shallow Radar (SHARAD) investigations over Sinus Meridiani
RESTANO, MARCO;MASTROGIUSEPPE, MARCO;SEU, Roberto
2012
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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
