Electrical conductivity inside Mars calculated beneath the InSight landing site
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 is 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).
Fields of Study & Subjects
Planetary Science and Exploration
Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
Astro and Planetary Science
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Geologica Acta
- Volume
- 24
- Pages
- 1–7
- Publication date
- 23 February 2026
- Language
- EN