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Session Proposal: Radar Investigations of Planetary Surfaces and Subsurfaces (AGU25)

P033
Radar Investigations of Planetary Surfaces and Subsurfaces

Session ID#: 248758

Session Description:
Proposed and existing radar instruments are enabling an unprecedented range of radio geophysical observations of the surfaces and subsurfaces of solar system bodies. This has spurred the development and application of new instrumentation, processing, modeling, analysis, and interpretation approaches to planetary radar science and engineering. We invite abstracts on any topic involving the use of radar data to understand planetary bodies. These may describe (but are not limited to) new results from existing radar observations, the development and application of new observation or data processing techniques, numerical modeling of existing or future observations, and/or the analysis of airborne or orbital radar data from terrestrial analog studies for solar system observation.
Index Terms:

5464 Remote sensing [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
6297 Instruments and techniques [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
Primary Convener:  Sean Thomas Peters, University of Colorado at Boulder, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Boulder, United States
Conveners:  Indujaa Ganesh, Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus, Atlanta, United States, Wes Patterson, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States and Kristian Chan, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, United States
 
Constraining the Temperature of Europa’s Ice Shell through Radar Detection of Eutectic Interfaces (1859781)
Annie Cheng, Stanford University, Department of Physics, Stanford, United States, Dustin M Schroeder, Stanford University, Department of Geophysics, Stanford, United States; Stanford University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford, United States and Natalie Soheila Wolfenbarger, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States
 
Feasibility Study of Passive Radar Sounding Using Saturnian Kilometric Radiation to Investigate Titan (1899961)
Jonathan Williams1, Sean Thomas Peters1, Gustavo Alfonso1 and Andrew Romero-Wolf2,3, (1)University of Colorado at Boulder, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Boulder, United States, (2)Physical Insights, LLC, Kaneohe, United States, (3)Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, United States
 
Assessing the Effects of Altitude Variations on Radar Reflectometry to Characterize the Near-surface of Jovian Icy Moons: Insights from an Antarctic Terrestrial Analog (1903824)
Kristian Chan1, Cyril Grima2, Leopold Desage2, Duncan A Young3, Donald D Blankenship3 and Wes Patterson4, (1)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, United States, (2)University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States, (3)University of Texas, Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States, (4)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States
 
Unveiling the Origins and Makeup of the Mars North Polar Basal Unit with Multiband Radar Analyses (1905398)
Stefano Nerozzi, University of Arizona, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Tucson, United States, Michael Christoffersen, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Atlanta, United States and John W Holt, University of Arizona, Geosciences, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Tucson, AZ, United States
 
REASON at Mars: Implications for Europa (Invited) (1911187)
Duncan A Young1, Leopold Desage2, Kristian Chan3, Natalie Soheila Wolfenbarger4, Gregor Steinbrügge5, Trina L Ray5, Adam P Freedman6, Xueyang Duan5, Ruzbeh Akbar6, Young Gim5, Frank Leader5, Jeffrey Plaut5, Elaine Chapin5, Bruce A Campbell7, Cyril Grima2, Harry Figueroa5, Dillon Buhl8, Gregory Ng8, Scott D Kempf9, Dustin M Schroeder10, Alina Moussessian5 and Donald D Blankenship8, (1)University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, Austin, TX, United States, (2)University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States, (3)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, United States, (4)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, United States, (5)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States, (6)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute for Technology, Pasadena, United States, (7)Smithsonian Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, Washington, United States, (8)University of Texas, Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States, (9)University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States, (10)Stanford University, Department of Geophysics, Stanford, United States
 
Studying megaflood deposits as Martian analogs using multisystem radar (1915937)
Michael Daniel1, Roberto Aguilar2, Orion Hon1, Rocio Jacobo-Bojorquez1, Euibin Kim1, Gabriel Gowman1, Cole Meyer1, Ricardo Maciel1, Madison Tuohy3, Jerome Lesemann4, Tao Liu5, Stefano Nerozzi1, Lynn Carter1, John W Holt6 and Victor R Baker7, (1)University of Arizona, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Tucson, United States, (2)University of Arizona, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Tucson, AZ, United States, (3)University of Arizona, Geosciences, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Tucson, United States, (4)Vancouver Island University, Department of Earth Sciences, Nanaimo, Canada, (5)University of Arizona, Tucson, United States, (6)University of Arizona, Geosciences, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Tucson, AZ, United States, (7)University of Arizona, Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Tucson, AZ, United States
 
Investigation of Radar Bright Lava Flows in Elysium Planitia, Mars (1921055)
Milo Stephenson, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States, Cyril Grima, University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States and Sean P S Gulick, University of Texas, Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States
 
Utilizing Delay-Doppler Processing Techniques to Discern Firn Structure Over Devon Ice Cap (1924971)
Heidi Jackson1, Duncan A Young1, Kristian Chan1,2 and Donald D Blankenship1, (1)University of Texas, Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States, (2)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, United States
 
PANTHER – Preliminary field demonstration of passive radar using HF Jovian radio bursts (1928078)
Thorsteinn Kristinsson1, Sean Thomas Peters1, Joana Voigt2, Gregor Steinbrügge2, Christopher W Hamilton3, Serina Diniega2, Jonathan Williams1, Gustavo Alfonso1 and Andrew Romero-Wolf4,5, (1)University of Colorado at Boulder, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Boulder, United States, (2)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States, (3)University of Arizona, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Tucson, United States, (4)Physical Insights, LLC, Kaneohe, United States, (5)Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, United States
 
New insights on the Planum Boreum basal unit extent and stratigraphy from 3D SHARAD analysis. (1929642)
Rocio Jacobo Bojorquez1, Stefano Nerozzi2 and John W Holt1, (1)University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States, (2)University of Arizona, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Tucson, United States
 
Twenty Years of Radar Sounding at Mars Informs Planning for New Missions (1957978)
Nathaniel E Putzig, Planetary Science Institute, Lakewood, CO, United States, Jennifer Heldmann, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, United States, Gareth A Morgan, Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, United States, Matthew Perry, Planetary Science Institute, Lakewood, United States and Fabrizio Bernardini, IAPS-INAF, Roma, Italy
 
Addressing Phase Distortions in Orbital Radar Sounder Data for High-Resolution Wavefield Imaging (1959975)
Matthew Robert Perry, Planetary Science Institute, Lakewood, United States, Frederick J Foss II, Freestyle Analytic & Quantitative Services, LLC, Longmont, United States and Paul C Sava, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, United States
 
High Frequency Radar Perspective of Putative Subglacial Liquid Water on Mars using Novel Spacecraft Maneuver (1960806)
Gareth A Morgan, Planetary Science Institute, Washington DC, United States, Matthew Perry, Planetary Science Institute, Lakewood, United States, Bruce A Campbell, Smithsonian Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, Washington, United States, Nathaniel E Putzig, Planetary Science Institute, Lakewood, CO, United States, Jennifer L Whitten, Tulane University, New Orleans, United States and Fabrizio Bernardini, IAPS-INAF, Roma, Italy
 
Data Analysis from Field Tests of a newly developed Ultra-Wideband Ground-Penetrating Radar for Planetary Exploration using Rovers and Landers (1964925)
Dirk Plettemeier1, Martin Laabs1, Yun Lu1, Fabian Geissler1, Wolf-Stefan Benedix1, Alice Anne Le Gall2, Emile Brighi2 and Valerie Ciarletti2, (1)Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany, (2)LATMOS Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales, Guyancourt, France
 
REASON at Mars: Initial Performance Overview (1969059)
Leopold Desage1, Donald D Blankenship2, Kristian Chan3, Natalie Soheila Wolfenbarger4, Gregor Steinbrügge5, Trina L Ray5, Adam P Freedman6, Young Gim5, Jeffrey Plaut5, Elaine Chapin5, Ruzbeh Akbar6, Harry Figueroa5, Frank Leader5, Ilgin Seker5, Xueyang Duan5, Bruce A Campbell7, Cyril Grima1, Dillon Buhl8, Gregory Ng8, Scott D Kempf2, Alina Moussessian5 and Duncan A Young8, (1)University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States, (2)University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States, (3)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, United States, (4)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, United States, (5)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States, (6)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute for Technology, Pasadena, United States, (7)Smithsonian Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, Washington, United States, (8)University of Texas, Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States
 
Probing Europa Ionosphere during Juice/Clipper joint operations with RIME / REASON bistatic measurement? (1969389)
Alain Herique1, Wlodek W Kofman2, Cyril Grima3, Sonia Zine4, Yann Berquin4, Donald D Blankenship5 and Yves Rogez4, (1)Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CNES, IPAG, 38000 Grenoble, France, F-38000 Grenoble, France, (2)IPAG, CNRS/UJF, Grenoble Cedex 9, France, (3)University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States, (4)Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CNES, IPAG, 38000 Grenoble, France, Grenoble, France, (5)University of Texas, Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States
 
Bi-Static Radar measurements at Mars at UHF wavelengths . (1978943)
Håkan Svedhem1, Dominique Nieuwenhuizen1, Alejandro Cardesin-Moinelo2, Jacob Parrott3, Colin Wilson3 and Bert L A Vermeersen4, (1)Delft University of Technology, Space Engineering, Delft, Netherlands, (2)European Space Agency - ESAC, Madrid, Spain, (3)European Space Agency - ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands, (4)Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering (AE), Delft, Netherlands
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