Interpreting SHARAD radargrams using interaction models and geological constraints to study faults zones in Mars
Proceedings, 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference; 2009. March 23-27 , The Woodland, Texas.
SHARAD (SHAllow RADar) is a radar sounder capable of discriminating layers of different materials in the martian crust. Both its vertical resolution and discrimination capabilities depends on layer relative permitivitty. Therefore, SHARAD is in principle not only able to detect subsurface layers of liquid water and ice, but also some aspects of vertical structure of the Martian crust. The objective of this work is to present evidence of the SHARAD capabilities to retrieve information about the structure of a fault zone located at North-East of Ismeniae Fossae. To this end, we will use SHARAD data of the area, a Leebased adaptive filter and interaction model to interpret radargram structure.