Detecting sub-glacial aquifers in the north polar layered deposits with Mars Express/MARSIS

Details Detecting sub-glacial aquifers in the north polar layered deposits with Mars Express/MARSIS Detecting sub-glacial aquifers in the north polar layered deposits with Mars Express/MARSIS

Jun 2005

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005georl..3211204f&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 32, Issue 11, CiteID L11204

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Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets: Hydrology And Fluvial Processes, Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets: Polar Regions, Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets: Instruments And Techniques, Radio Science: Radio Wave Propagation

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The penetration of the MARSIS radar signal into the polar ice mass is modeled to determine the capability of the instrument to locate sub-glacial aquifers. As a ground penetrating radar, the orbiting MARSIS transmits a signal >1 W between 1-5 MHz. In this work we will investigate the effect of ice reflective and conductive losses on the radar-detection of subsurface aquifers using an MGS MOC profile of the ice layering. We find that a basal lake located ~2.5 km below the surface is at the limit of detectability.

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