ISPRS 1999 A New Viking-Based Precise Global Map of Mars

We present a new global map of Mars based on images taken by the Viking Orbiters. Precise image position information and camera pointing data, needed to produce this map, were derived from a recent analysis of the Viking control point network. The resulting cartographic product is precisely tied to the Mars-fixed coordinate system with an accuracyof approx. 1-2 km, on average – and does not suffer from the severe geometric offsets of previous planetary cartographic products.

Mimetype

application/pdf

Filename

6107.pdf

Publisher

ISPRS

Originator

W. Zeitler, G. Niedermaier, J. Oberst, E. Hauber, R. Jaumann

Group

Astrogeology

Added to Astropedia

16 May 2012

Modified

9 July 2013

General

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Document

Keywords

System

Mars

Target

Mars

Theme

Cartography

Mission

Viking Orbiter

Geospatial Information

Quad Name