Impact of color calibration on Martian images

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5555, Issue , 2004, Pages 281-293

  Levin, Ron L ^a  

^a Lockheed Martin IS and S   (United States)

Author keywords

Color Image Calibration; Life on Mars; Mars Lander Imagery; Mars Surface Illumination; Martian Atmospheric Dust; Viking Color Chart; Viking Lander; Viking Raw Image Data

Indexed keywords

COLOR IMAGE CALIBRATION; LIFE ON MARS; MARS LANDER IMAGERY; MARS SURFACE ILLUMINATION; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERIC DUST; VIKING COLOR CHART; VIKING LANDER; VIKING RAW IMAGE DATA;

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; CAMERAS; COLOR; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PLANETARY LANDERS; PLANETS;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 14944359583     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.562305     Document Type: Conference Paper

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