Ultrahigh resolution topographic mapping of Mars with MRO HiRISE stereo images: Meter-scale slopes of candidate Phoenix landing sites

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Kirk, R L ^a,c   Howington Kraus, E ^a,c   Rosiek, M R ^a,c   Anderson, J A ^a,c   Archinal, B A ^a,c   Becker, K J ^a,c   Cook, D A ^a,c   Galuszka, D M ^a,c   Geissler, P E ^a,c   Hare, T M ^a,c   Holmberg, I M ^a,c   Keszthelyi, L P ^a,c   Redding, B L ^a,c   Delamere, W A ^b,d   Gallagher, D ^b,c   Chapel, J D ^d,e   Eliason, E M ^a,b   King, R ^a,b   McEwen, A S ^a,b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b CDM Optics Inc   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e Delamere Support Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; MARS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; PIXEL; PLANETARY LANDFORM; SOFTWARE; STEREO IMAGE; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

EID: 67649232894     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE003000     Document Type: Article

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