Publication Date:
2019-08-13
Description:
It has been demonstrated on Earth that a low power, passive muon detector can penetrate deep into geological structures up to several kilometers in size providing high density images of their interiors. Muon tomography is an entirely new class of planetary instrumentation that is ideally suited to address key areas in Mars Science, such as: the search for life and habitable environments, the distribution and state of water and ice and the level of geologic activity on Mars today.
Keywords:
Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration
Type:
Concepts and Approaches for Mars Exploration Workshop; 12 - 14, Jun. 2012; Houston, TX; United States
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