The Mars 96 International Scientific Mission to launch an aerostat that will drift in the Martian atmosphere for ten days is described. The stabilizing element of the aerostat (guiderope) will be dragged on the Martian surface every night. A ground penetrating radar will be installed within the guiderope. Its external surface will act as a transmit and receive antenna. A full scale model was built and tested on different soils and glaciers. Further experiments will be performed to test the full specifications. Radar potential and data processing could yield a penetrating depth down to 2.5 km with 30 m resolution on Mars. The main technical features of the radar are described. Its implementation into the guiderope is discussed. Some experimental results are presented.


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    Title :

    Mars 96 Subsurface Radar


    Contributors:
    Y. Barbin (author) / W. Kofman (author) / M. Elkine (author) / M. Finkelstein (author) / V. Glotov (author)

    Publication date :

    1991


    Size :

    8 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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