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AIM High-Frequency Radar Concept Design

Thu, 02/21/2019 - 18:56
Start Date: 
2015
Programme: 
Discovery
End Date: 
2016
Programme Reference: 
14/M74
Country: 
France
Contractor: 
Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG)
Description: 

This purpose of the study was to develop a high frequency radar to sound the first tens of metres of asteroid regolith and to achieve 3D tomography with metric resolution in order to
- Determine its structure and layering
- Identify geomorphological elements (rocks, boulders, etc.) embedded in the sub surface
- Map the spatial variation its texture
- Derive an estimate of dielectric permittivity of the sub-surface material

This purpose of the phase A study was to:
- Revisit the instrument system analysis
- Optimize instrument design inheriting from WISDOM ExoMars
- Define interfaces and programmatics in the frame of the Asteroid Impact Mission

Application Domain: 
Generic Technologies
Keywords: 
AIM
Phase A
Radar
Asteroid
Executive summary: