RECENT DEVELOPMENTS OF THE SPACE EXPLORATION SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (SESAR) FOR PLANETARY SCIENCE MISSIONS

Rafael F. Rincon, Lynn M. Carter, Roger Banting, Martin Perrine, Cornelis F. Du Toit, Peter Steigner, Ken Segal, Babak Farrokh, Michael Choi, Daniel Lu, David Caruth, Iban Ibanez, Tasneem Khan, William Alberdeen

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Abstract

The Space Exploration Synthetic Aperture Radar (SESAR) is a P-band radar instrument for planetary applications being developed at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). This radar will enable unprecedented surface and near-subsurface measurements of planetary bodies including the Moon, Mars, and asteroids. The radar will measure full polarimetry at meter-scale resolution while featuring a low power, lightweight, beamforming design, specifically developed to meet stringent requirements of planetary instruments. The ongoing prototype development is maturing the SESAR technology for upcoming planetary mission opportunities.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages7839-7842
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Event2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2021 - Brussels, Belgium
Duration: Jul 12 2021Jul 16 2021

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2021
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityBrussels
Period7/12/217/16/21

Keywords

  • Digital Beamforming
  • imaging
  • MIMO
  • P-band
  • Radar
  • SAR
  • subsurface

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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