Tag Archives: Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionospheric Sounding

Mars Express: Radar echoes from Meridiani Planum

Posted on April 16, 2018 by rburnham

Searching for signs of ice on Mars is complex. To explore whether ice lurks beneath the surface of the Red Planet, ESA’s Mars Express uses its radar to probe the interior. It sends low-frequency radio pulses at Mars and records … Continue reading →

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Radar shows thick, porous sediments & no ground ice under Meridiani Planum

Posted on September 27, 2017 by rburnham

New findings reveal deposits on Mars that could be interpreted to be ice-rich may contain little or no ice at all, based on an analysis of radar sounder data for Meridiani Planum — an area on the planet’s equator being … Continue reading →

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