Martian underground water detection: Thermal model and simulations of radar signal propagation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Shchuko, Oleg B ^a   Kartashov, Daniil V ^b   Picardi, Giovanni ^c   Orosei, Roberto ^d  

^a LOBACHEVSKY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d INAF IASF ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mars; Remote sensing; Subsurface structure; Subsurface water; Thermal regime

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION; MARS; RADAR;

EID: 0042847261     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je001879     Document Type: Article

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