Determination of local surface properties using Mars Express bistatic radar

Details Determination of local surface properties using Mars Express bistatic radar Determination of local surface properties using Mars Express bistatic radar

Apr 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006jgre..11106s05s&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 111, Issue E6, CiteID E06S05

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Radio Science: Radar Astronomy, Radio Science: Remote Sensing, Radio Science: Instruments And Techniques (1241), Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects: Mars, Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets: Surface Materials And Properties

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Dual-frequency bistatic radar experiments were conducted with Mars Express at a rate of one to two per month during 2005. Each observation provided power measurements of orthogonally polarized surface echoes at one specular point; the ratio of these components yielded values of the dielectric constant in the range 2.0 < $\varepsilon$ < 4.0. Doppler sorting of X-band (wavelength λ = 3.6 cm) echoes was used to achieve one-dimensional surface resolutions of about 20 km. Although much weaker, simultaneous S-band (13-cm) echoes yielded dielectric constants that are 10-50% higher than 3.6 cm echoes, consistent with deeper surface penetration.

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