Radar for Europa Assessment and Sounding: Ocean to Near-surface
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Radar for Europa Assessment and Sounding: Ocean to Near-surface (REASON) is an ice-penetrating radar instrument on NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft designed to probe Europa’s icy shell and search for evidence of a subsurface ocean and its structure.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ice-penetrating radar
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planetary radar sounder ⓘ spacecraft instrument ⓘ |
| abbreviation | REASON NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| agency | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | NASA Europa Clipper mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
assessment of Europa as a potentially habitable world
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understanding of Europa’s internal structure ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
ice shell thickness maps
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internal layering maps ⓘ radar reflectivity measurements ⓘ subsurface radar profiles ⓘ |
| designedForEnvironment |
Europa’s icy surface
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Jovian radiation environment ⓘ |
| designedToOperateDuring | Europa Clipper flybys of Europa ⓘ |
| hostPlanet | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostSystem | Jovian system ⓘ |
| measurementType |
radar echo time delay
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radar signal attenuation in ice ⓘ subsurface dielectric properties ⓘ |
| missionType | Europa exploration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Europa Clipper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planetaryScienceDiscipline |
cryosphere studies
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geophysics ⓘ ocean worlds exploration ⓘ |
| primaryBodyStudied | Jupiter’s moon Europa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificGoal |
characterize the structure of Europa’s ice shell
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constrain the depth to Europa’s global ocean ⓘ detect internal layering within the ice ⓘ investigate ice shell thickness variations ⓘ map subsurface structures relevant to potential habitability ⓘ probe Europa’s icy shell ⓘ search for evidence of a subsurface ocean ⓘ search for water pockets or brine within the ice shell ⓘ study the interface between ice shell and subsurface ocean ⓘ |
| scientificPriority | high for Europa Clipper mission ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Europa Clipper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsInvestigation |
Europa’s potential habitability
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exchange processes between surface and subsurface ⓘ geological activity within Europa’s ice shell ⓘ |
| target | Europa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
ice-penetrating radar imaging
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radar sounding ⓘ |
| wavelengthBand |
high frequency
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very high frequency ⓘ |
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