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Oct 8, 2020 · But the six-wheeled robot won’t be looking just at the surface of Mars: The rover will peer deep below it with a ground-penetrating radar called RIMFAX. Unlike similar instruments aboard Mars orbiters, which study the planet from space, RIMFAX will be the first ground-penetrating radar set on the surface of Mars. This will give scientists ...
2020-052A. The Radar Imager for Mars' subsurface experiment (RIMFAX) is a ground-penetrating radar on NASA 's Perseverance rover, part of the Mars 2020 mission. It uses radar waves to see geologic features under the surface. The device can make detections dozens of meters/yards underneath ground, such as for buried sand dunes or lava feature.
- 5 to 10 kbytes per sounding location
- 3 kg (6.6 lb)
- 19.6 × 12.0 × 0.66 cm(7.0" × 4.7" × 2.4")
- 5 to 10 watts
Oct 8, 2020 · The first ground-penetrating radar set on the surface of Mars, RIMFAX can provide a highly detailed view of subsurface structures down to at least 30 feet (10 meters) underground. In doing so, the instrument will reveal hidden layers of geology and help find clues to past environments on Mars, especially those with conditions necessary for supporting life.
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Dec 15, 2021 · Along with its rock-core sampling capabilities, Perseverance has brought the first ground-penetrating radar to the surface of Mars. RIMFAX (Radar Imager for Mars’ Subsurface Experiment) creates a “radargram” of subsurface features up to about 33 feet (10 meters) deep. Data for this first released radargram was collected as the rover drove ...
Aug 25, 2022 · The Radar Imager for Mars Subsurface Experiment instrument has conducted the first rover-mounted ground-penetrating radar survey of the Martian subsurface. A continuous radar image acquired over the Perseverance rover’s initial ~3-kilometer traverse reveals electromagnetic properties and bedrock stratigraphy of the Jezero crater floor to depths of ~15 meters below the surface.
Aug 25, 2022 · This is just the beginning of what we’ll hopefully soon know about Mars.” The paper, “Ground penetrating radar observations of subsurface structures in the floor of Jezero crater, Mars,” is one of three simultaneously published papers discussing some of the first data from Perseverance. This article originally appeared in the UCLA Newsroom.
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Aug 25, 2022 · The paper, "Ground penetrating radar observations of subsurface structures in the floor of Jezero crater, Mars," is one of three simultaneously published papers discussing some of the first data ...
