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Orbital Imaging Radar and the Search for Water on MarsThe surface of Mars has been modified by a range of geologic processes, and many regions are mantled by varying depths of wind-blown dust, volcanic ash, and fluvially deposited or other water-lain sediments. We are proposing an orbital mission carrying a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) that can penetrate a significant depth of overlying material to reveal the detailed geomorphology as it relates to the changing fluvial, eolian, volcanic, and cratering history of Mars. Moreover, the data to be returned are of direct relevance to the search for past and present occurrences of liquid water, life, changing martian climate, and geologic history (e.g., origin of the northern plains, mechanisms for past and possible present valley formation, and genesis of widespread mantling deposits), the validation of potential landing sites for rover safety, and evaluation of sub-surface accessibility for drilling.
Document ID
20010089412
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Campbell, B. A.
(Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC United States)
Campbell, D. B.
(Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY United States)
Grant, J. A.
(Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC United States)
Hensley, S.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Maxwell, T. A.
(Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC United States)
Plaut, J. J.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Rosen, P.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Shepard, M. K.
(Bloomsburg Univ. Bloomsburg, PA United States)
Simpson, R.
(Stanford Univ. Stanford, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 2001
Publication Information
Publication: Conference on the Geophysical Detection of Subsurface Water on Mars
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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