论文信息 - Dim prospects for radar detection of Europa's ocean

Dim prospects for radar detection of Europa's ocean

Abstract The thickness of a porous regolith on Europa is estimated to be ∼1 km. Provided that this regolith contains as little as 1% by volume of cavities with sizes comparable to the radar wavelength, its presence poses an insurmountable obstacle in the search for Europa's ocean by means of a sounding radar.

Janusz Eluszkiewicz | J. Eluszkiewicz

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