Mars experiment
Radar
sounding in the Dry Valleys
An example view taken from the aircraft over lower
Taylor Valley.
The view includes Commonwealth and Canada Glaciers
and Lake Fryxell.
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Taylor Glacier Terminous
A portion of the UTIG airborne radar sounding profile of Taylor
Valley. The debris flow, Lake Bonney and Taylor Glacier are possible
terrestrial analogs for radar studies of present and paleo water
deposits on Mars.
Beacon Valley
A
portion of the UTIG airborne profile of Beacon Valley. The rock
glacier and the polygonal patterned
permafrost of the valley floor are possible terrestrial analogs
for radar studies of contemporary subsurface water on Mars. The
valley floor appears to slope up because the aircraft is descending.
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