RIMFAX
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RIMFAX is a ground-penetrating radar instrument on NASA’s Perseverance rover designed to image the subsurface structure of Mars.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mars rover payload instrument
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ground-penetrating radar instrument ⓘ scientific instrument ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Radar Imager for Mars' Subsurface Experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratingInstitution |
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NERFINISHED
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University of Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataRelay | Mars orbiters ⓘ |
| dataType | radargrams ⓘ |
| designedTo |
characterize geologic layering
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detect subsurface rock and regolith structures ⓘ image subsurface structure of Mars ⓘ search for subsurface ice ⓘ support selection of sampling sites ⓘ |
| developer | Norwegian Defence Research Establishment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | nadir-looking ⓘ |
| frequencyRange | 150–1200 MHz ⓘ |
| fullName | Radar Imager for Mars' Subsurface Experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
improve understanding of Martian subsurface properties
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search for evidence of past habitability in subsurface context ⓘ |
| hostBody | Mars 2020 Perseverance rover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostLandingSite | Jezero crater, Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostMissionType | Mars rover mission ⓘ |
| hostOperator | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| internationalContributionFrom | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investigatesRegion | Jezero crater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingDateOnMars | 2021-02-18 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2020-07-30 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas V 541 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOnRover | lower rear of Perseverance rover ⓘ |
| missionProgram | NASA Mars Exploration Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionRole |
subsurface sounding
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terrain characterization ⓘ |
| mountedOn | Perseverance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedOn | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | Martian surface ⓘ |
| partOfMission | Mars 2020 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | Perseverance rover power system ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
constrain past depositional environments
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identify buried interfaces and structures ⓘ reconstruct shallow subsurface stratigraphy ⓘ |
| provides |
centimeter-scale vertical resolution in shallow subsurface
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meter-scale horizontal resolution along rover traverse ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
planetary geology
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planetary geophysics ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| supports |
context for returned samples
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interpretation of surface geology ⓘ |
| usesTechnology | ground-penetrating radar ⓘ |
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