ISPRS 2004 Multi-Image Shape from Shading, Derivation of Planetary Digital Terrain Models Using Clementine Images
application/pdf 627 kBIn many cases, the derivation of high-resolution digital terrain models (DTMs) from planetary surfaces using only conventional digital image matching is a problem. The matching methods need at least…
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application/pdf 184 kBLaunched in 1996, Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) carries two types of mapping equipments: Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) and Mar Orbiter Camera (MOC). MOLA collects accurate laser altimetry data…
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application/pdf 456 kBCrater Size-Frequency Distributions (SFD) on planetary surfaces are crucial to dating the geological age. On the Moon they have been employed together with radioactive K-Ar techniques to determine…
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application/pdf 662 kBGeo Information Systems (GIS) are standard tools in the Earth sciences whenever different geographic data sets must be combined. GIS became increasingly popular in the field of planetary research as…
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application/pdf 73 kBThis paper presents the technology and experimental results for high-precision landing-site mapping and rover localization developed for the ongoing 2003 Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission. This…
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