Direct observations of asteroid interior and regolith structure: Science measurement requirements

A Hérique, B Agnus, E Asphaug, A Barucci… - Advances in Space …, 2018 - Elsevier
Our knowledge of the internal structure of asteroids is, so far, indirect–relying entirely on
inferences from remote sensing observations of the surface, and theoretical modeling of …

[HTML][HTML] Imaging of the internal structure of an asteroid analogue from quasi-monostatic microwave measurement data-I. The frequency domain approach

A Dufaure, C Eyraud, LI Sorsa, YO Yusuf… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. The internal structure of small Solar System bodies (SSSBs) is still poorly
understood, although it can provide important information about the formation process of …

A radar package for asteroid subsurface investigations: Implications of implementing and integration into the MASCOT nanoscale landing platform from science …

A Herique, D Plettemeier, C Lange, JT Grundmann… - Acta Astronautica, 2019 - Elsevier
The internal structure of asteroids is still poorly known and has never been analyzed directly
by measurements. Our knowledge relies entirely on inferences from remote sensing …

A time-domain multigrid solver with higher-order born approximation for full-wave radar tomography of a complex-shaped target

LI Sorsa, M Takala, C Eyraud… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article introduces and evaluates numerically a multigrid solver for non-linear
tomographic radar imaging. Our goal is to enable the fast and robust inversion of sparse …

[HTML][HTML] Complex-structured 3D-printed wireframes as asteroid analogues for tomographic microwave radar measurements

LI Sorsa, C Eyraud, A Hérique, M Takala, S Pursiainen… - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
This study introduces a fused filament fabrication (FFF) process for manufacturing complex-
structured asteroid analogue objects to be applied in tomographic microwave radar …

Full wavefield simulation versus measurement of microwave scattering by a complex 3D-printed asteroid analogue

C Eyraud, LI Sorsa, JM Geffrin, M Takala… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
Context. The small bodies of the Solar System, and especially their internal structures, are
still not well-known. Studies of the interior of comets and asteroids could provide important …

Angular and radial sampling criteria for monostatic and bistatic radar tomography of solar system small bodies

MS Haynes, I Fenni, Y Gim, W Kofman… - Advances in Space …, 2021 - Elsevier
Low-frequency radar tomography is an important subsurface imaging method for future
planetary missions to solar system small bodies. We derive angular and radial sampling …

Ultra-wideband SAR tomography on asteroids

O Gassot, A Herique, W Fa, J Du, W Kofman - Radio Science, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Our knowledge of the internal structure of asteroids is currently indirect and relies on
inferences from remote sensing observations of surfaces. However, it is fundamental for …

Anomaly distinguishability in an asteroid analogue using quasi-monostatic experimental radar measurements

YO Yusuf, A Dufaure, LI Sorsa, C Eyraud… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
This study conducts a quantitative distinguishability analysis using quasi-monostatic
experimental radar data to find a topographic and backpropagated tomographic …

Towards asteroid tomography: Modellings and measurements using an analogue model

C Eyraud, LI Sorsa, A Hérique… - 2020 14th European …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The interior structures of the comets and asteroids, still poorly known, might hold a unique
key to understand the early Solar System. Considering the interaction of an illuminated …