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ISPRS 2004 Multi-Image Shape from Shading, Derivation of Planetary Digital Terrain Models Using Clementine Images thumbnail

ISPRS 2004 Multi-Image Shape from Shading, Derivation of Planetary Digital Terrain Models Using Clementine Images

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In 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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ISPRS 2004 Combined Bundle Adjustment of MOC Stereo Images and MOLA Altimetry Data for Precise Mars Topographic Mapping thumbnail

ISPRS 2004 Combined Bundle Adjustment of MOC Stereo Images and MOLA Altimetry Data for Precise Mars Topographic Mapping

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Launched 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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ISPRS 2004 Quantitative Assessment of Automated Crater Detection on Mars thumbnail

ISPRS 2004 Quantitative Assessment of Automated Crater Detection on Mars

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Crater 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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ISPRS 2004 Combining Mars Data in GRASS GIS for Geologic Mapping thumbnail

ISPRS 2004 Combining Mars Data in GRASS GIS for Geologic Mapping

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Geo 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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ISPRS 2004 Landing Site Mapping and Rover Localization for the 2003 Mars Exploration rover Mission: Technology and Experimental Results thumbnail

ISPRS 2004 Landing Site Mapping and Rover Localization for the 2003 Mars Exploration rover Mission: Technology and Experimental Results

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This 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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