InSight constraints on the global character of the Martian crust

MA Wieczorek, A Broquet… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Analyses of seismic data from the InSight mission have provided the first in situ constraints
on the thickness of the crust of Mars. These crustal thickness constraints are currently limited …

A solid interpretation of bright radar reflectors under the Mars south polar ice

IB Smith, DE Lalich, C Rezza… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bright radar reflections observed beneath the south polar layered deposits (SPLD) by the
Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding instrument were …

Small variations in ice composition and layer thickness explain bright reflections below martian polar cap without liquid water

DE Lalich, AG Hayes, V Poggiali - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Abnormally bright radar reflections below the Martian south polar layered deposit were
originally interpreted as evidence of subglacial liquid water. However, unlike on Earth …

Explaining bright radar reflections below the south pole of mars without liquid water

DE Lalich, AG Hayes, V Poggiali - Nature Astronomy, 2022 - nature.com
NATURE ASTRONOMY deposit, potentially resulting in stronger subsurface reflections. The
region where bright reflectors were originally mapped 4 is not located below the south polar …

Radar observations of liquid water in the south polar region of Mars: Indications from astrobiology perspectives

J Zhou, C Ding, S **ong, Y Su, J Li, M Chen, S Dai - Universe, 2024 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, extensive research has led to the understanding that Mars once hosted
substantial liquid-water reserves. While the current Martian landscape boasts significant …

[HTML][HTML] Water Ice Resources on the Shallow Subsurface of Mars: Indications to Rover-Mounted Radar Observation

N Zheng, C Ding, Y Su, R Orosei - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
The planet Mars is the most probable among the terrestrial planets in our solar system to
support human settlement or colonization in the future. The detection of water ice or liquid …

No cryosphere‐confined aquifer below InSight on Mars

M Manga, V Wright - Geophysical Research Letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The seismometer deployed by the InSight lander measured the seismic velocity of the
Martian crust. We use a rock physics model to interpret those velocities and constrain …

Characteristics of the basal interface of the Martian south polar layered deposits

AR Khuller, JJ Plaut - Geophysical Research Letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We expand on previous studies of the South Polar Layered Deposits'(SPLD) basal interface
using data acquired by the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionospheric Sounding …

The composition of the south polar cap of Mars derived from orbital data

A Broquet, MA Wieczorek, W Fa - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The flexure of the lithosphere under stresses imposed by the geologically young south polar
cap is one of the few clues we have regarding the south polar cap composition and the …

Partially‐Saturated brines within basal ice or sediments can explain the bright basal reflections in the south polar layered deposits

DE Stillman, E Pettinelli, SE Lauro… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Strong radar reflections have been previously mapped at the base of the Martian South
Polar Layered Deposits. Here, we analyze laboratory measurements of dry and briny …