Numerical and natural experiment on georadiolocation: Prospects of applications for lunar soil sensing

Fields from a pulse source, propagating in a soil with typified inhomogeneities, have been calculated using a previously developed algorithm for solving the direct problem of georadiolocation. The previously designed georadar Grot has been used in natural measurements of the coordinates of geological exploration wells in a commercial deposit. An analysis of the results of numerical simulation and natural measurements has shown that the georadar Grot (equipped with control and data processing programs) satisfies the requirements to the key georadar characteristics (dynamic range, compactness, and low power consumption) in expedition study of lunar soils.