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Ground penetrating radar observations of subsurface structures in the floor of Jezero crater, Mars.

ABSTRACT: 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. The radar image reveals the presence of ubiquitous strongly reflecting layered sequences that dip downward at angles of up to 15 degrees from horizontal in directions normal to the curvilinear boundary of and away from the exposed section of the Séitah formation. The observed slopes, thicknesses, and internal morphology of the inclined stratigraphic sections can be interpreted either as magmatic layering formed in a differentiated igneous body or as sedimentary layering commonly formed in aqueous environments on Earth. The discovery of buried structures on the Jezero crater floor is potentially compatible with a history of igneous activity and a history of multiple aqueous episodes.

SUBMITTER: Hamran SE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9410267 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Ground penetrating radar observations of subsurface structures in the floor of Jezero crater, Mars.

Hamran Svein-Erik SE Paige David A DA Allwood Abigail A Amundsen Hans E F HEF Berger Tor T Brovoll Sverre S Carter Lynn L Casademont Titus M TM Damsgård Leif L Dypvik Henning H Eide Sigurd S Fairén Alberto G AG Ghent Rebecca R Kohler Jack J Mellon Michael T MT Nunes Daniel C DC Plettemeier Dirk D Russell Patrick P Siegler Matt M Øyan Mats Jørgen MJ

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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. The radar image reveals the presence of ubiquitous strongly reflecting layered sequences that dip downward at angles of ...[more]

PMID: 36007008

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Ground penetrating radar observations of subsurface structures in the floor of Jezero crater, Mars.

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Ground penetrating radar observations of subsurface structures in the floor of Jezero crater, Mars.

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