Latin American GRSS and ISPRS Remote Sensing Conference
10 - 13 November 2025 • Iguazu Falls, Brazil
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OP12: Environment-Ecology: Costal, Soils and Geology Location: Florestan Fernandes III Session Chair: Laurent Polidori | |
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3:20pm - 3:40pm
Characterization of Subsurface Saline Layers in Jovian Moon Europa Using Radargram Simulations and Data Science Techniques 1: University of Cauca, Colombia; 2: Brabants Radars, Belgium; 3: Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States; 4: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali, Colombia This study presents a simulation-based methodology to evaluate the radar detectability of subsurface saline layers in the Jovian moon Europa, a key target in the search for habitable environments. Improving the interpretability of radar sounding data for planetary exploration missions focused on icy bodies is essential, as radar can detect subsurface features through dielectric contrasts—key to assessing potential ocean-surface interactions. Using nine digital terrain models (DTMs) corrected via geostatistical interpolation (e.g. IDW, TIN), and dielectric properties derived from experimental data, synthetic radargrams were generated with a multilayer coherent radar simulator configured to match the REASON instrument onboard the Europa Clipper mission. The simulations incorporated ice and hydrated salt layers (e.g., MgSO₄·11H₂O) and were processed using range compression and unfocused SAR techniques. Results showed that shallow saline inclusions (between 100 and 1000m) produce strong radar reflections under approximate conditions, confirming the system’s sensitivity to dielectric contrasts. A structured dataset containing radargrams, terrain models, and metadata was assembled to support future data driven analysis. | |

