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March 12, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Electrical conductivity inside Mars calculated beneath the InSight landing site

VFVictor Corchete Fernández

Key Points

  • This research aims to calculate the electrical conductivity structure beneath the InSight landing site on Mars using magnetic data.
  • Utilized magnetic data recorded by InSight
  • Performed spectral analysis of magnetic field variations
  • Calculated surface ratios of vertical to horizontal magnetic field components
  • Developed conductivity models based on observed data
  • Established initial electrical conductivity models for Mars underneath InSight
  • Highlighted the need for recalibration with future mission data
  • Demonstrated variations in electrical conductivity correlated with magnetic field measurements

Abstract

In a pioneer study, the electrical conductivity structure is determined beneath a fixed location on the Martian surface: the InSight landing site. The dataset used to attain this goal are the magnetic data recorded by InSight, from which are calculated the magnetic field variations in both high and low frequency, by spectral analysis. These variations are used to determine the surface ratios of vertical to horizontal magnetic field components, which are considered as the observed data that must be described/satisfied by some electrical conductivity models proposed. These models are the expression of the electrical conductivity structure of Mars, beneath the InSight landing site, and they should be recalculated when the data provided by future missions will be available (e.g. the Exobiology on Mars (ExoMars) Mission).

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Victor Corchete Fernández (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b2587296eeacc4fcec82b3https://doi.org/10.1344/geologicaacta2026.24.2
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