Physics
Scientific paper
Mar 1996
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996lpi....27..903m&link_type=abstract
Lunar and Planetary Science, volume 27, page 903
Physics
Climate, Heat Flow, Mars, Penetrator, Thermal Properties
Scientific paper
Shallow, sub-surface temperature data can be used to determine heat flow (a critical parameter for understanding the thermal structure of a planet), thermal properties (required for heat-flow determinations, used as calibration for thermal remote sensing studies, and very sensitive to the presence of water or ice in the regolith), and a record of past-surface temperature variations (typically for the last annual cycle before measurement). Measurements of this type were made on the Moon at the Apollo 15 and Apollo 17 landing sites by drilling holes and placing temperature sensors into the holes. Penetrator probes (free-falling missiles that penetrate up to a few meters into the regolith) were first developed for military purposes to emplace sensors to monitor troop movements and have the advantage that no drilling equipment is required to access the subsurface. We are developing of multipurpose penetrator probes for subsurface temperature and thermal property measurements with special reference to application to Mars.
Clarke Theodore C.
Morgan Peter
Smrekar Suzanne E.
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