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Miniature Ground Penetrating Radar, CRUX GPRUnder NASA instrument development programs (PIDDP 2000-2002, MIPD 2003-2005, ESR and T, 2005) we have been developing miniature ground penetrating radars (GPR) for use in mapping subsurface stratigraphy from planetary rovers for Mars and lunar applications. The Mars GPR is for deeper penetration (up to 50 m depth) into the Martian subsurface at moderate resolution (0.5 m) for a geological characterization. As a part of the CRUX (Construction and Resource Utilization Explorer) instrument suite, the CRUX GPR is optimized for a lunar prospecting application. It will have shallower penetration (5 m depth) with higher resolution (10 cm) for construction operations including ISRU (in-situ resource utilization).
Document ID
20090018991
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Kim, Soon Sam
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Carnes, Steven R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Haldemann, Albert F.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Ulmer, Christopher T.
(Ulmer Systems United States)
Ng, Eddie
(A Star Technologies United States)
Arcone, Steven A.
(Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab. Fort Wainright, AK, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
March 4, 2006
Subject Category
Communications And Radar
Meeting Information
Meeting: IEEE Aerospace Conference
Location: Big Sky, MT
Country: United States
Start Date: March 4, 2006
End Date: March 11, 2006
Sponsors: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
ground penetrating radars (GPR
Construction and Resource Utilization Explorer (CRUX)

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