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Aug 19, 2014 · A Canadian scientist is helping develop 'X-ray vision' for NASA's next Mars rover to allow it see through rocks and dirt, and spot treasures including old streambeds and ice layers buried underground.
Oct 8, 2020 · After touching down on the Red Planet Feb. 18, 2021, NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will scour Jezero Crater to help us understand its geologic history and search for signs of past microbial life. 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 ...
Aug 25, 2022 · During Sols 201 and 202, RIMFAX observed an 80-m-long section as the rover traversed to the north-east perpendicularly across the Artuby Ridge into Séitah that includes a range of diagnostic radar facies [see Fig. 4 (A and B) and fig. S4]. Most notable are strongly reflecting, dipping reflectors extending from the surface to depths of ~15 m.
Jan 26, 2024 · The delta deposits in Jezero crater contain sedimentary records of potentially habitable conditions on Mars. NASA’s Perseverance rover is exploring the Jezero western delta with a suite of instruments that include the RIMFAX ground penetrating radar, which provides continuous subsurface images that probe up to 20 meters below the rover.
Aug 19, 2014 · NASA's next Mars rover will be able to detect ice and stream beds buried dozens of metres below its wheels, thanks in part to a Canadian scientist. Rebecca Ghent, an associate professor of earth sciences at the University of Toronto, will help develop the Radar Imager for Mars' Subsurface Exploration (RIMFAX), as part of a team led by Svein-Erik Hamran, the Norwegian Defence Research ...
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 ...
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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.
