ISPRS 2003 DEM Generation from MGS NA Stereo Images

One of the primary tasks of the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) mission is to produce precision mapping products over the Mars surface [Albee et al, 2001]. Properties and capabilities of MOC NA (Mars Orbiter Camera, Narrow Angle) stereo images for digital elevation model (DEM) generation are studied [Ivanov and Lorre, 2002; Kirk, et al, 2002]. DEM over selected candidate landing sites are produced and their suitability for landing mission is analyzed [Kirk, et al]. However, due to the lack of distinct features and poor contrast of the MOC images, the available commercial photogrammetric tool cannot provide sufficient and reliable matching results for DEM production. This paper presents a solution and evaluates its uncertainty.

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application/pdf

Filename

Rengarajan_isprs_mar03.pdf

Publisher

ISPRS

Author

raj

Originator

Rajagopalan Rengarajan, Jong-Suk Yoon, Jie Shan

Group

Astrogeology

Added to Astropedia

14 May 2012

Modified

9 July 2013

General

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

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Keywords

System

Mars

Target

Mars

Theme

Image Processing

Mission

Mars Global Surveyor

Instrument

MOC

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