Ice radar

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Ice radar

Tom Brosz — 10/11/2002 8:08:19 AM (archived)

5 MHz radar systems are routinely used on glaciers to see through ice and detect rock and liquid underneath. What would be required to do something like that on Europa? How powerful would the radar have to be to punch through miles of ice? Current airborne ice radars can see through at least 3 km, but this is not much compared to the ice crust of Europa.

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Looks like we're going to Pluto (n/t) - Lee - 10/10/2002 8:46:45 AM
- Yeah but what's NASA's problem with Europa? - Buck Galaxy - 10/10/2002 6:46:59 PM
  - There is no low cost way to do Europa - Gary - 10/11/2002 3:27:51 PM
    - stop the whining - p - 10/12/2002 1:56:15 PM
      - Cold equations - Gary - 10/12/2002 4:31:10 PM
        
        Re: Cold equations - p - 10/12/2002 4:58:16 PM
        
        Is there any talk of a M2P2 demonstrator any time soon? - Lee - 10/13/2002 9:35:23 AM
  - Ice radar - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2002 8:08:19 AM
- Looks like we're going to Pluto Redux.....My fingers slipped - Lee - 10/10/2002 8:49:12 AM
  - This is really good news. Thanks. - ebnelson - 10/10/2002 10:08:19 AM
  - My fingers slipped - Tom Brosz - 10/10/2002 9:48:48 AM
    - Thanks for the tip ole' wise BBS sage. =) (n/t) (n/t) - Lee - 10/10/2002 12:34:19 PM
- seen one KBO, seen 'em all... n/t (n/t) - p - 10/10/2002 8:48:07 AM
  - Re: I hope you took pictures, Phil. - Marcia - 10/10/2002 9:03:54 AM

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